Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in India
India: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.88 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in India, 1820–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in India is 99.88, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in India peaked at 99.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 1820.
That places India 11th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.08 | — |
| 1825 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1830 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 1835 | 0.18 | +28.6% |
| 1840 | 0.23 | +27.8% |
| 1845 | 0.3 | +30.4% |
| 1850 | 0.38 | +26.7% |
| 1855 | 0.49 | +28.9% |
| 1860 | 0.64 | +30.6% |
| 1865 | 1.06 | +65.6% |
| 1870 | 1.48 | +39.6% |
| 1875 | 3.01 | +103.4% |
| 1880 | 4.55 | +51.2% |
| 1885 | 5.53 | +21.5% |
| 1890 | 6.08 | +9.9% |
| 1895 | 6.8 | +11.8% |
| 1900 | 6.98 | +2.6% |
| 1905 | 8.02 | +14.9% |
| 1910 | 9.32 | +16.2% |
| 1915 | 10.68 | +14.6% |
| 1920 | 12.37 | +15.8% |
| 1925 | 14.06 | +13.7% |
| 1930 | 16.61 | +18.1% |
| 1935 | 17.5 | +5.4% |
| 1940 | 19.66 | +12.3% |
| 1945 | 19.41 | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 32.65 | +68.2% |
| 1955 | 40.91 | +25.3% |
| 1960 | 47.63 | +16.4% |
| 1965 | 57.78 | +21.3% |
| 1970 | 57 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 60.93 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 61.12 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 61.31 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 61.49 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 61.68 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 63.25 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 76.61 | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 87.89 | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 86.28 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 86.01 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.03 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 93.05 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 95.07 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 97.09 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 99.11 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 99.58 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.19 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 98.87 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.27 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 99.31 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 99.57 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.34 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 97.12 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 95.89 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 93.97 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 93.62 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.63 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.94 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 97.69 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 99.85 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 98.53 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 99.9 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 99.88 | -0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 99.88 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.74, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 99.88 is above the median for South Asia, which is 96.6, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | +103.4% | 1.48 | 3.01 |
| 1950 | +68.2% | 19.41 | 32.65 |
| 1865 | +65.6% | 0.64 | 1.06 |
| 1880 | +51.2% | 3.01 | 4.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.095 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.265 | 0.23 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.435 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.85 | 0.64 | 1.06 | 2 |
| 1870s | 2.25 | 1.48 | 3.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 5.04 | 4.55 | 5.53 | 2 |
| 1890s | 6.44 | 6.08 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 1900s | 7.5 | 6.98 | 8.02 | 2 |
| 1910s | 10 | 9.32 | 10.68 | 2 |
| 1920s | 13.21 | 12.37 | 14.06 | 2 |
| 1930s | 17.05 | 16.61 | 17.5 | 2 |
| 1940s | 19.54 | 19.41 | 19.66 | 2 |
| 1950s | 36.78 | 32.65 | 40.91 | 2 |
| 1960s | 52.7 | 47.63 | 57.78 | 2 |
| 1970s | 60.59 | 57 | 61.68 | 6 |
| 1980s | 63.25 | 63.25 | 63.25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 76.61 | 76.61 | 76.61 | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.33 | 86.01 | 99.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.66 | 92.63 | 99.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.63 | 95.94 | 99.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in India?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in India was 99.88 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 1820.
- How does India rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- India ranks 11th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.