Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in India
India: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.8667 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8667 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
133rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.13 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.8548 modelled data
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in India, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
India recorded 0.8667 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in India peaked at 1.13 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8548 modelled data, in 2024.
That places India 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in India, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9956 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9621 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9421 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9294 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9338 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9242 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.913 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8922 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8901 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8675 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.859 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8667 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8767 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.875 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8592 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8696 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8676 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8769 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8594 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8548 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.8667 modelled data | +1.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.8667 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091 modelled data, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.8667 modelled data is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5914 modelled data, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 modelled data | 0.9294 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8824 modelled data | 0.859 modelled data | 0.9242 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8658 modelled data | 0.8548 modelled data | 0.8769 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 130 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8772 modelled data compare
- 131 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8758 modelled data compare
- 132 Zimbabwe 0.872 modelled data compare
- 134 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.8605 modelled data compare
- 135 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.8514 modelled data compare
- 136 Botswana 0.8462 modelled data 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in India?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in India was 0.8667 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8548 modelled data in 2024.
- How does India rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- India ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release