Education spending in India
India: Education spending was 4.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.1
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
102nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.63
in 2021
All-time low
3.14
in 2006
Years of data
22
1997–2022
Education spending in India, 1997–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 4.1 for education spending in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in India peaked at 4.63 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.14, in 2006.
That places India 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Education spending in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.36 | — |
| 1998 | 3.57 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 4.42 | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 4.32 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.61 | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 3.35 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 3.19 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 3.14 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.28 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 3.38 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 3.87 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.84 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.11 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 4.25 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.31 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.36 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 4.29 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 4.63 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1 | -11.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4.1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 4.1 is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.89, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.78 | 3.36 | 4.42 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.48 | 3.14 | 4.32 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.97 | 3.38 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.34 | 4.1 | 4.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in India?
- Education spending in India was 4.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 in 2021.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 in 2006.
- How does India rank for education spending?
- India ranks 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is education spending rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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