Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India
India: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 53.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India is 53.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% on the previous year and up 423.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India peaked at 53.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2016.
That places India 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +64.5% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | +43.4% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +24.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 53.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.1%, 81% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- India's 53.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 77.3%, 69% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.2% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 18.9% | 53.3% | 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 schools with access to computers for teaching in India?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India was 53.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2016.
- How does India rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- India ranks 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 423.1%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).