Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in India
India: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8626 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in India, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 0.8626 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in India peaked at 0.8626 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5035 LPIA, in 1971.
India ranks 75th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in India, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5035 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.7729 LPIA | +53.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8162 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7963 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8445 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8192 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8243 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8626 LPIA | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5035 LPIA | 0.5035 LPIA | 0.5035 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8075 LPIA | 0.7729 LPIA | 0.8445 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8354 LPIA | 0.8192 LPIA | 0.8626 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in India?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in India was 0.8626 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8626 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5035 LPIA in 1971.
- How does India rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- India ranks 75th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release