Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in India
India: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 90.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in India is 90.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in India peaked at 99.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1971.
That places India 128th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 39.3% | — |
| 1974 | 41.4% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 62.1% | +49.9% |
| 1988 | 63.9% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 70.8% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 90.3% | -4.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 90.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 90.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 94.0%, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +49.9% | 41.4% | 62.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3% | 39.3% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.0% | 62.1% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 69.5% | 68.1% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 74.8% | 98.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 95.9% | 99.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 90.3% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 125 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.0% compare
- 126 Türkiye 90.6% compare
- 127 Afghanistan 90.3% compare
- 129 Libya 90.1% compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 90.0% compare
- 131 Liechtenstein 88.9% compare
More education data for India
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in India?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in India was 90.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1971.
- How does India rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- India ranks 128th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release