Over-age students, primary, male in India
India: Over-age students, primary, male was 1.9% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in India, 1971–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in India is 1.9%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.0% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in India peaked at 12.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2013.
That places India 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.5% | — |
| 1990 | 6.8% | -45.7% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -63.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 1.9% | 5.9% | 4 |
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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, male in India?
- Over-age students, primary, male in India was 1.9% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2013.
- How does India rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- India ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2013.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.