School enrollment, primary (% net) in India
India: School enrollment, primary (% net) was 92.3% in 2013. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in India, 1971–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
India recorded 92.3% for school enrollment, primary in 2013. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in India peaked at 92.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1971.
That places India 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (% net) in India, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61.0% | — |
| 1990 | 77.1% | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (% net) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +26.3% | 61.0% | 77.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 79.0% | 91.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 90.4% | 92.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 109 Dominican Republic 92.7% compare
- 110 Azerbaijan 92.4% compare
- 111 East Timor 92.3% compare
- 113 Seychelles 92.2% compare
- 114 Liechtenstein 92.1% compare
- 115 Ukraine 91.7% compare
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in India?
- School enrollment, primary in India was 92.3% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1971.
- How does India rank for school enrollment, primary?
- India ranks 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.