Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in India
India: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 5.9% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in India, 1971–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
India recorded 5.9% for over-age students, primary in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in India peaked at 11.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2010.
That places India 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 (% of enrollment) in India, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.8% | — |
| 1990 | 6.7% | -43.0% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -43.0% | 11.8% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 4 |
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More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in India?
- Over-age students, primary in India was 5.9% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2010.
- How does India rank for over-age students, primary?
- India ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2013.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 (% of 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.