Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in India
India: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.84 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in India, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in India is 0.84 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in India peaked at 0.84 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.47 LPIA, in 1981.
That places India 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in India, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.47 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.64 LPIA | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.79 LPIA | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.84 LPIA | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.47 LPIA | 0.47 LPIA | 0.47 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.64 LPIA | 0.64 LPIA | 0.64 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7 LPIA | 0.7 LPIA | 0.7 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.815 LPIA | 0.79 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in India?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in India was 0.84 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 LPIA in 1981.
- How does India rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- India ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release