Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in India
India: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0 GPIA in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 GPIA
World rank
154th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in India, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in India stood at 0 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.
India ranks 154th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7115 GPIA | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 GPIA | — |
Countries ranked near India
- 151 San Marino 0.2031 GPIA compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.1504 GPIA compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.062 GPIA compare
- 154 Anguilla 0 GPIA
- 154 Albania 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cook Islands 0 GPIA
- 154 Colombia 0 GPIA
- 154 Costa Rica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cyprus 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Dominica 0 GPIA
- 154 France 0 GPIA compare
- 154 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 GPIA
- 154 Croatia 0 GPIA
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 GPIA
- 154 Liechtenstein 0 GPIA
- 154 Peru 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Poland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Portugal 0 GPIA
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 one year before the official primary in India?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in India was 0 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2023.
- How does India rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- India ranks 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release