Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in India
India: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.7505 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in India, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in India is 0.7505 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in India peaked at 0.7505 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.245 GPIA, in 1971.
That places India 83rd out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.245 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.5766 GPIA | +135.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6038 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6803 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6574 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6839 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7329 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7505 GPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.245 GPIA | 0.245 GPIA | 0.245 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6295 GPIA | 0.5766 GPIA | 0.6803 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7224 GPIA | 0.6839 GPIA | 0.7505 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (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 0.7505 GPIA 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 0.7505 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.245 GPIA in 1971.
- How does India rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- India ranks 83rd out of 96 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 30.2%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release