Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in India
India: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in India, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 1.96 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in India peaked at 5.98 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.96, in 2024.
India ranks 116th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.86 | 5.73 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.88 | 5.68 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.24 | 4.81 | 5.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.47 | 4.13 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7 | 3.38 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.67 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 | 2.12 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.96 | 2.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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 5.19 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 111.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in India?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in India was 1.96 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 in 2024.
- How does India rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- India ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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