Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 83.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in India, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 83.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in India peaked at 91.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1971.
India ranks 148th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 48.5% | — |
| 1972 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 50.8% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 52.6% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 51.2% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 52.9% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 54.4% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 55.6% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 57.6% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 59.1% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 59.9% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 67.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64.6% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 66.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.6% | 48.5% | 52.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 58.1% | 52.9% | 62.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 66.6% | 64.6% | 67.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 66.2% | 81.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 82.7% | 91.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
- 145 Puerto Rico 83.7% compare
- 146 Iraq 83.6% compare
- 147 Sierra Leone 83.4% compare
- 149 Vanuatu 83.2% compare
- 150 El Salvador 83.0% compare
- 151 Viet Nam 83.0% compare
More education data for India
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in India was 83.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1971.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- India ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.