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 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
167th
of 179 countries
All-time high
14.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2024
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in India stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 96.1% over five years.
That places India 167th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14.8% | — |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -50.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -84.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- India's 0.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.0%, 3% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near India
- 164 Hong Kong, China 0.8% compare
- 165 Croatia 0.7%
- 166 Jamaica 0.6% compare
- 168 Luxembourg 0.6% compare
- 169 Greece 0.5%
- 170 Lithuania 0.4% 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 one year before the official primary in India?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in India was 0.6% 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 14.8% 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 0.6% in 2024.
- How does India rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- India ranks 167th out of 179 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release