Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in India
India: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 98.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in India, 1971–2023
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 180 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.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 47.7% | — |
| 1990 | 65.1% | +36.3% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 79.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 98.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- India's 98.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.9%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) 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 | +36.3% | 47.7% | 65.1% |
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
- 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, 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 180 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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February 2026 Data Release