Population, ages 3-5, total in India
India: Population, ages 3-5, total was 74.93 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 3-5, total in India, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 3-5, total in India is 74.93 million, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 3-5, total in India peaked at 76.20 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 68.69 million, in 1990.
That places India 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.67 million | 68.69 million | 75.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.50 million | 75.04 million | 76.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.16 million | 74.93 million | 75.26 million | 6 |
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More education data for India
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 3-5, total in India?
- Population, ages 3-5, total in India was 74.93 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 3-5, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 76.20 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population, ages 3-5, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.69 million in 1990.
- How does India rank for population, ages 3-5, total?
- India ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 3-5, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 3-5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 3-5, total is the total population age 3-5.