Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in India
India: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 91.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in India stood at 91.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in India peaked at 101.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1971.
India ranks 118th of 194 countries on this measure, 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, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.3% | — |
| 1974 | 29.0% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +70.6% |
| 1988 | 51.4% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 100.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 101.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 100.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 91.0% | -4.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 91.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.6%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 91.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 96.8%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 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 | +70.6% | 29.0% | 49.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1% | 27.3% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 49.5% | 51.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 59.8% | 61.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 66.6% | 99.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 96.0% | 101.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 91.0% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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, female in India?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in India was 91.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 101.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1971.
- How does India rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- India ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release