Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 82.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in India, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 82.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in India peaked at 87.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1971.
India ranks 157th of 193 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, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.7% | — |
| 1972 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 63.2% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 63.2% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 64.9% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 63.3% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 65.1% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 66.6% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 68.2% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 69.7% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 72.0% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 71.2% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 73.4% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 76.4% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 74.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.9% | 60.7% | 64.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 70.1% | 65.1% | 73.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 71.5% | 76.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 72.8% | 83.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 82.5% | 87.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
- 154 Sierra Leone 83.2% compare
- 155 Cayman Islands 83.0% compare
- 156 Laos 82.6% compare
- 158 Puerto Rico 82.1% compare
- 159 Cote d'Ivoire 82.0% compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 81.7% compare
More education data for India
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60.33 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -8.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 65.78 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0449 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in India was 82.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1971.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- India ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.