Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in India
India: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 91.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in India, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2025, primary completion rate, female in India stood at 91.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in India peaked at 101.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1971.
India ranks 116th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in India, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.3% | — |
| 1974 | 29.0% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +70.6% |
| 1988 | 51.4% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 100.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 101.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 100.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 91.0% | -4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +70.6% | 29.0% | 49.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1% | 27.3% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 49.5% | 51.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 59.8% | 61.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 66.6% | 99.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 96.0% | 101.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 91.0% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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 primary completion rate, female in India?
- Primary completion rate, female in India was 91.0% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 101.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1971.
- How does India rank for primary completion rate, female?
- India ranks 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.