Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in India
India: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 89.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 89.6% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in India peaked at 98.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1971.
India ranks 122nd 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, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 50.4% | — |
| 1974 | 53.0% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 73.7% | +39.2% |
| 1988 | 75.4% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 79.6% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 75.8% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 84.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 89.6% | -4.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 89.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.1%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 89.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 89.8%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | +39.2% | 53.0% | 73.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.7% | 50.4% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 74.6% | 73.7% | 75.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 75.8% | 79.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 81.6% | 98.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.3% | 98.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 89.6% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 119 Cuba 90.4% compare
- 120 Cook Islands 90.4% compare
- 121 Maldives 90.1% compare
- 123 New Caledonia 89.3% compare
- 124 Dominican Republic 89.3% compare
- 125 Paraguay 89.1% 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, male in India?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in India was 89.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1971.
- How does India rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- India ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release