School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in India
India: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 69.89 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
69.89 million number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
77.37 million number
in 2009
All-time low
31.59 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in India, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in India stood at 69.89 million number.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in India peaked at 77.37 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.59 million number, in 1970.
India ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in India, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.59 million number | — |
| 1971 | 31.93 million number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 32.57 million number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 33.18 million number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 33.75 million number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 34.28 million number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 34.78 million number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 35.62 million number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 36.46 million number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 37.27 million number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 37.97 million number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 38.51 million number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 39.36 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 40.18 million number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 40.96 million number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 41.73 million number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 42.50 million number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 43.61 million number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 44.74 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 45.78 million number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 46.59 million number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 47.00 million number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 47.56 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 47.96 million number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 48.22 million number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 48.42 million number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.63 million number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 73.76 million number | +51.7% |
| 1998 | 74.12 million number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.41 million number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.63 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.89 million number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.47 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.04 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 76.52 million number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.66 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.79 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.09 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.29 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.37 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.30 million number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.07 million number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.93 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.67 million number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.19 million number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.21 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 74.19 million number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.82 million number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 71.29 million number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 69.89 million number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.14 million number | 31.59 million number | 37.27 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.54 million number | 37.97 million number | 45.78 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.67 million number | 46.59 million number | 74.41 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.28 million number | 74.63 million number | 77.37 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.75 million number | 69.89 million number | 77.30 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 52.25 million number compare
- 3 United States 12.02 million number compare
- 4 Pakistan 10.57 million number compare
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in India?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in India was 69.89 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 77.37 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.59 million number in 1970.
- How does India rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- India ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.