Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in India
India: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 43.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in India, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in India stood at 43.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 583.3% over ten years.
That places India 71st out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 7.9% | 43.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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 share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in India?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in India was 43.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2019.
- How does India rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- India ranks 71st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 583.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)