Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in India
India: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 99.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 99.9% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in India peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 1971.
India ranks 11th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.9% | — |
| 1990 | 76.6% | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 99.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- India's 99.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) 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 | +25.7% | 60.9% | 76.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 86.0% | 99.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 92.6% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 95.9% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in India?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in India was 99.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 1971.
- How does India rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- India ranks 11th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release