Primary school completion rate in India
The primary completion rate in India was 90.3% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2003.
India, 2025
90.3%
Change from 2024
−4.2percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
98.6%
Primary school completion rate in India over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90.3% | – |
| 2024 | 94.5% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | – | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | – | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | – | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | – | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.2 percentage points from 94.5% in 2024.
- Since 2013, when it was 97.0%, the figure has changed by −6.7 percentage points.
More for India
All statistics for India
Primary school enrolment (gross)
111.0%
2025 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
79.6%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
94.2%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
85.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
50.6%
2019 · UNESCO UIS