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Education · South Asia · Lower-middle income

India: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 51.7% (2021), 111th of 176 in the world and 5th of 6 in South Asia. Primary enrolment is 111.0% (2025), 30th of 191 in the world and 3rd of 6 in South Asia. Primary completion is 90.3% (2025), 113th of 168 in the world and 5th of 6 in South Asia.

Pre-primary enrolment51.7%2021 · world 111/176 · region 5/6Primary enrolment111.0%2025 · world 30/191 · region 3/6Primary completion90.3%2025 · world 113/168 · region 5/6Secondary enrolment79.6%2025 · world 129/176 · region 4/6
Pre-primary enrolment
IndiaSouth AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020India51.7%South AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
IndiaSouth AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
80%90%100%110%120%130%1995200020052010201520202025India111.0%South AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: India in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within South Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross51.7%2021111/1765/6··61.1%+48.5 ppsince 199762.0%58.5%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross111.0%202530/1913/698.8%112.2%101.3%+6.8 ppsince 2015119.0%105.4%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group90.3%2025113/1685/675.3%95.9%201198.1%−9.6 ppsince 201594.4%88.0%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross79.6%2025129/1764/647.2%64.9%77.6%+5.0 ppsince 201576.9%68.0%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group88.0%202594/1684/655.2%200279.0%201188.8%+1.9 ppsince 201586.6%73.7%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross34.4%2025108/1722/69.9%18.7%29.8%+7.2 ppsince 201532.8%27.4%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age0.1%2025169/1786/612.1%1.1%4.1%−0.3 ppsince 2013—8.3%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+78.2%2024103/1414/661.0%200168.3%75.5%+8.3 ppsince 201278.2%78.3%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2497.3%202481/1484/676.4%200187.9%95.7%+7.4 ppsince 201296.9%91.9%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary32.7201733/1732/640.035.22011·−21%since 200333.228.923.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP4.1%202295/1843/64.3%3.4%4.3%+0.2 ppsince 20122.9%3.4%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure14.2%202270/1792/616.7%11.8%16.0%+0.2 ppsince 201211.3%13.6%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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India and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with India. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorIndiaChinaIndonesiaPakistanBangladeshMyanmar
Pre-primary enrolment51.7%202193.1%202162.3%201882.6%201936.4%20218.5%2018
Primary enrolment111.0%202599.6%2024100.4%202583.7%2024106.5%2024120.2%2018
Primary completion90.3%2025103.5%2010100.0%202374.1%202494.3%2024105.4%2018
Secondary enrolment79.6%202592.3%201297.2%202548.3%202464.3%202477.0%2018
Lower secondary completion88.0%2025103.6%201299.7%202555.8%202473.8%202473.8%2018
Tertiary enrolment34.4%202576.9%202444.9%202310.9%202423.7%202420.4%2018
Out-of-school children0.1%2025—0.9%202517.9%20245.9%20241.4%2010
Adult literacy78.2%202496.7%202096.0%202058.9%202179.0%202293.5%2020
Youth literacy97.3%202499.8%202093.8%202273.1%202193.4%202296.4%2020
China: educationIndonesia: educationPakistan: educationBangladesh: educationMyanmar: education
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