Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in India
India: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 78.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in India, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate vs gdp per capita in India is 78.16, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in India peaked at 81.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.76, in 1981.
That places India 62nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 40.76 | — |
| 1991 | 48.22 | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 61.01 | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 62.75 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 68.33 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 69.3 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 69.83 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.69 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 74.89 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 75.53 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.06 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.32 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.7 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 78.16 | -4.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 78.16 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.16, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- India's 78.16 is below the median for South Asia, which is 79, 99% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rate vs gdp per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +26.5% | 48.22 | 61.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.76 | 40.76 | 40.76 | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.22 | 48.22 | 48.22 | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.88 | 61.01 | 62.75 | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.21 | 68.33 | 74.89 | 5 |
| 2020s | 77.55 | 75.53 | 81.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in India?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in India was 78.16 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.76 in 1981.
- How does India rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- India ranks 62nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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