Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India
India: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 42.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India, 2016–2024
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 42.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.4% on the previous year and up 319.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India peaked at 42.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2016.
That places India 89th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.2% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 18.9% | 42.7% | 5 |
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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in India was 42.7% in 2024, 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 42.7% in 2024.
- 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 89th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.3%. 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 (%)