Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in India
India: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 98.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in India, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in India stood at 98.7%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in India peaked at 99.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 1971.
That places India 29th 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.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 73.2% | — |
| 1990 | 87.2% | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 92.0% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 92.0% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.4% | 98.7% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in India?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in India was 98.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 1971.
- How does India rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- India ranks 29th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release