Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in India
India: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 111.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in India is 111.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in India peaked at 120.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 1971.
That places India 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.7% | 78.4% | 85.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 86.8% | 82.4% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 90.0% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.5% | 96.9% | 113.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 105.4% | 99.5% | 112.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.7% | 101.3% | 120.5% | 6 |
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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in India?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in India was 111.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 120.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 1971.
- How does India rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- India ranks 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.