Over-age students, primary, female in India
India: Over-age students, primary, female was 10.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in India, 1971–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in India is 10.0%, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.7% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in India peaked at 10.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2010.
India ranks 61st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in India, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.7% | — |
| 1990 | 6.7% | -37.4% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +45.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.8% | 10.0% | 4 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in India?
- Over-age students, primary, female in India was 10.0% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2010.
- How does India rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- India ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2013.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.