Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.7142 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 0.7142 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India peaked at 0.7142 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3872 GPIA, in 1994.
India ranks 85th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.3872 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4342 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4822 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5394 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5435 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.568 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5672 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6404 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6226 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6608 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6708 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6985 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7142 GPIA | +2.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.7142 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7341 GPIA, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3872 GPIA | 0.3872 GPIA | 0.3872 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4582 GPIA | 0.4342 GPIA | 0.4822 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5802 GPIA | 0.5394 GPIA | 0.6404 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6861 GPIA | 0.6608 GPIA | 0.7142 GPIA | 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 0.7142 GPIA 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 0.7142 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3872 GPIA in 1994.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- India ranks 85th 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 25.7%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, 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