Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in India
India: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 58.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
58.1%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
72nd
of 160 countries
All-time high
61.0%
in 2020
All-time low
41.3%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in India, 2020–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in India stood at 58.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
India ranks 72nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 61.0% | — |
| 2021 | 52.0% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +26.4% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +10.4% |
| 2025 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in India?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in India was 58.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2022.
- How does India rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- India ranks 72nd out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release