Primary school enrolment (gross) in India
Gross primary school enrolment in India was 111.0% in 2025.
India, 2025
111.0%
Change from 2024
−9.5percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
101.6%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in India over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 111.0% | – |
| 2024 | 120.5% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 112.0% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 111.1% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 102.3% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 101.3% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 101.1% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 101.9% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 103.7% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 104.2% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 103.6% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 106.1% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 112.4% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 109.7% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 112.2% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 112.5% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 113.8% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 113.3% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | – | 101.7% |
| 2005 | – | 101.7% |
| 2004 | – | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 105.7% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 96.9% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −9.5 percentage points from 120.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 104.2%, the figure has changed by +6.8 percentage points.
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34.4%
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78.2%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
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Primary completion (UIS)
94.2%
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Lower secondary completion
85.8%
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Upper secondary completion
50.6%
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