Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in India
India: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.7586 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India stood at 0.7586 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India peaked at 0.7586 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4333 LPIA, in 1994.
India ranks 74th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in India, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.4333 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4755 LPIA | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5199 LPIA | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5887 LPIA | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6055 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5908 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6488 LPIA | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6693 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6964 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6939 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7152 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.704 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7586 LPIA | +7.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.7586 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7127 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4333 LPIA | 0.4333 LPIA | 0.4333 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4977 LPIA | 0.4755 LPIA | 0.5199 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6332 LPIA | 0.5887 LPIA | 0.6964 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7179 LPIA | 0.6939 LPIA | 0.7586 LPIA | 4 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India was 0.7586 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7586 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4333 LPIA in 1994.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- India ranks 74th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release