Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in India
India: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 98.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in India, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 98.4% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in India peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1971.
That places India 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.7% | 47.7% | 47.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.1% | 65.1% | 65.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 79.2% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 93.3% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.5% | 98.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in India?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in India was 98.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1971.
- How does India rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- India ranks 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release