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 54.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
54.3%
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
88th
of 107 countries
All-time high
54.3%
in 2025
All-time low
6.4%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in India, 2019–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in India stood at 54.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 753.9% over ten years.
That places India 88th out of 107 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.4% | — |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +96.2% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +88.9% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | +11.7% |
| 2025 | 54.3% | +25.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 54.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.9%, 77% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- India's 54.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 70.9%, 77% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 7.9% | 54.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (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 54.3% in 2025, 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 54.3% in 2025.
- 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 88th out of 107 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 753.9%. 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 (%).