Population of compulsory school age, female in India
India: Population of compulsory school age, female was 88.89 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, female in India, 2009–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in India is 88.89 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in India peaked at 94.91 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 88.89 million, in 2025.
India ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 92.45 million | — |
| 2010 | 92.76 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.91 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 94.90 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.77 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.55 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.23 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.80 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.26 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.33 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.87 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.45 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 90.84 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 90.22 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 89.57 million | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 88.89 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.45 million | 92.45 million | 92.45 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.83 million | 92.33 million | 94.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.47 million | 88.89 million | 91.87 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in India?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in India was 88.89 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 94.91 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.89 million in 2025.
- How does India rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- India ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release