Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 77.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India, 1994β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India stood at 77.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in India peaked at 77.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1994.
India ranks 105th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 50.6% | 56.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 62.2% | 71.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 71.1% | 77.1% | 4 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (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 77.1% 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 77.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1994.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- India ranks 105th out of 134 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 22.6%. 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 rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release