Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in India
India: Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male was 93.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in India, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in India stood at 93.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in India peaked at 93.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2006.
That places India 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78.6% | — |
| 2006 | 75.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.2% | 75.7% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 88.8% | 93.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 14 Paraguay 96.2% compare
- 15 Philippines 95.1% compare
- 16 El Salvador 93.5% compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 91.8% compare
- 19 Lesotho 89.3% compare
- 20 Nepal 88.3% compare
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in India?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in India was 93.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2006.
- How does India rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male?
- India ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release