India - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in India was 61.09 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62.81 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1.12 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1.12
1972 1.27
1973 1.38
1975 1.52
1976 1.64
1977 1.88
1978 1.89
1981 2.38
1982 2.13
1983 2.54
1984 2.39
1985 2.48
1986 2.91
1987 2.92
1988 3.18
1989 3.14
1990 2.90
1991 3.21
1992 3.02
1993 3.05
1994 4.02
1995 4.37
1996 4.40
1997 3.23
2017 60.50
2018 60.65
2019 62.81
2020 61.09

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in India was 61.34 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.20 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1.09 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1.09
1972 1.19
1973 1.31
1975 1.41
1976 1.52
1977 1.75
1978 1.76
1981 2.24
1982 2.01
1983 2.37
1984 2.22
1985 2.28
1986 2.75
1987 2.75
1988 3.02
1989 3.03
1990 2.79
1991 3.07
1992 2.82
1993 2.86
1994 3.85
1995 4.28
1996 4.25
1997 3.19
2017 62.02
2018 62.34
2019 64.20
2020 61.34

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in India was 60.86 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.55 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1.15 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1.15
1972 1.36
1973 1.45
1975 1.62
1976 1.74
1977 2.01
1978 2.02
1981 2.52
1982 2.23
1983 2.71
1984 2.55
1985 2.65
1986 3.06
1987 3.07
1988 3.32
1989 3.25
1990 3.01
1991 3.34
1992 3.20
1993 3.23
1994 4.19
1995 4.45
1996 4.53
1997 3.27
2017 59.12
2018 59.11
2019 61.55
2020 60.86

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in India was 99.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.54 in 2016 and a minimum value of 78.51 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 78.51
1972 79.25
1973 82.37
1974 81.77
1975 82.64
1976 82.49
1977 85.10
1978 81.31
1979 81.08
1980 82.44
1981 84.01
1982 84.66
1983 86.57
1984 88.15
1985 87.95
1986 90.07
1987 87.90
1988 89.19
1989 92.14
1990 91.44
1991 91.15
1992 91.43
1993 93.12
1994 94.24
1995 93.97
1996 93.85
1997 93.49
1998 91.88
1999 92.56
2000 94.27
2001 94.11
2002 94.75
2003 102.68
2007 110.02
2008 110.70
2009 109.45
2010 109.10
2011 108.32
2012 109.76
2013 110.58
2014 107.86
2015 108.49
2016 114.54
2017 112.96
2019 96.83
2020 99.90

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in India was 100.91 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 123.56 in 2016 and a minimum value of 60.93 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 60.93
1972 61.66
1973 64.60
1974 64.19
1975 65.00
1976 65.19
1977 67.39
1978 63.71
1979 64.31
1980 65.61
1981 67.29
1982 67.80
1983 69.86
1984 71.38
1985 72.23
1986 75.38
1987 74.42
1988 75.91
1989 77.51
1990 77.74
1991 78.99
1992 79.94
1993 83.30
1994 84.86
1995 84.72
1996 85.20
1997 85.34
1998 84.16
1999 84.90
2000 86.76
2001 87.15
2002 88.69
2003 101.93
2007 109.61
2008 111.85
2009 111.29
2010 110.70
2011 110.31
2012 111.97
2013 117.12
2014 114.02
2015 114.78
2016 123.56
2017 121.13
2019 97.81
2020 100.91

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in India was 98.99 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.38 in 2007 and a minimum value of 94.83 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 94.83
1972 95.60
1973 98.88
1974 98.13
1975 99.06
1976 98.59
1977 101.58
1978 97.70
1979 96.72
1980 98.14
1981 99.59
1982 100.36
1983 102.12
1984 103.74
1985 102.54
1986 103.69
1987 100.36
1988 101.44
1989 105.61
1990 104.01
1991 102.26
1992 101.91
1993 102.05
1994 102.77
1995 102.37
1996 101.70
1997 100.87
1998 98.86
1999 99.47
2000 101.02
2001 100.36
2002 100.16
2003 103.36
2007 110.38
2008 109.67
2009 107.81
2010 107.68
2011 106.55
2012 107.79
2013 104.75
2014 102.36
2015 102.83
2016 106.42
2017 105.58
2019 95.94
2020 98.99

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in India was 92.26 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.26 in 2013 and a minimum value of 61.04 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 61.04
1990 77.12
2000 79.51
2001 79.38
2002 79.00
2003 83.57
2007 91.12
2008 90.87
2009 90.65
2010 90.96
2011 90.37
2012 91.57
2013 92.26

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in India was 93.03 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.03 in 2013 and a minimum value of 47.94 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 47.94
1990 65.58
2000 73.19
2001 73.51
2002 73.87
2003 82.97
2007 90.93
2008 91.96
2009 92.32
2010 92.36
2011 92.05
2012 92.44
2013 93.03

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in India was 91.57 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.57 in 2013 and a minimum value of 73.20 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 73.20
1990 87.71
2000 85.19
2001 84.63
2002 83.59
2003 84.11
2007 91.30
2008 89.91
2009 89.17
2010 89.71
2011 88.88
2012 90.80
2013 91.57

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in India was 45.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 45.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 15.35 in 2002.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 16.53
2001 16.53
2002 15.35
2003 17.04
2014 34.96
2015 34.78
2016 33.42
2017 35.21
2019 43.77
2020 45.12

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in India was 75.48 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75.48 in 2020 and a minimum value of 23.84 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 23.84
1972 24.32
1973 24.80
1975 25.53
1976 25.69
1977 26.27
1978 26.66
1980 28.86
1981 30.32
1982 31.85
1983 33.85
1984 35.24
1986 37.35
1987 36.96
1988 37.04
1989 37.20
1993 45.34
1994 45.65
1995 45.35
1996 45.28
1997 45.83
1999 43.04
2000 44.87
2001 45.15
2002 47.07
2003 49.63
2004 51.37
2005 53.97
2006 54.88
2007 57.28
2008 60.36
2009 59.61
2010 63.12
2011 66.25
2012 69.01
2013 68.76
2014 74.14
2015 73.87
2016 75.09
2017 73.48
2018 74.38
2019 73.79
2020 75.48

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in India was 75.28 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76.04 in 2016 and a minimum value of 13.92 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 13.92
1972 14.37
1973 14.88
1975 15.90
1976 16.08
1977 16.61
1978 17.03
1980 18.67
1981 20.00
1982 20.89
1983 23.85
1984 23.68
1986 25.83
1987 25.73
1988 26.19
1989 26.75
1993 34.67
1994 35.52
1995 35.30
1996 35.47
1997 36.64
1999 35.55
2000 37.32
2001 37.78
2002 40.28
2003 44.50
2004 46.13
2005 49.02
2006 50.24
2007 53.31
2008 57.01
2009 57.52
2010 61.10
2011 64.67
2012 67.64
2013 69.48
2014 75.04
2015 74.69
2016 76.04
2017 74.06
2018 74.95
2019 74.52
2020 75.28

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in India was 75.66 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75.66 in 2020 and a minimum value of 32.94 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 32.94
1972 33.46
1973 33.93
1975 34.41
1976 34.56
1977 35.19
1978 35.55
1980 38.31
1981 39.89
1982 42.01
1983 43.12
1984 45.97
1986 48.05
1987 47.39
1988 47.11
1989 46.90
1993 55.17
1994 54.97
1995 54.57
1996 54.25
1997 54.22
1999 49.84
2000 51.72
2001 51.84
2002 53.22
2003 54.26
2004 56.10
2005 58.43
2006 59.05
2007 60.83
2008 63.35
2009 61.48
2010 64.91
2011 67.66
2012 70.24
2013 68.12
2014 73.34
2015 73.14
2016 74.25
2017 72.96
2018 73.87
2019 73.14
2020 75.66

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 61.63

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 62.40

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 60.94

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in India was 51.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 51.89 in 2019, while its lowest value was 41.89 in 2003.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 42.37
2001 42.56
2002 41.99
2003 41.89
2013 47.99
2014 50.17
2015 50.17
2016 50.51
2018 51.13
2019 51.89
2020 51.44

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in India was 29.44 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.44 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4.83 in 1977.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 4.92
1973 4.98
1976 4.97
1977 4.83
1978 4.98
1979 4.96
1980 4.96
1981 5.25
1982 4.94
1983 5.55
1984 5.86
1985 5.83
1986 5.99
1987 6.33
1988 5.53
1989 5.75
1990 5.95
1991 6.03
1995 5.54
1996 6.27
1997 6.55
2000 9.51
2001 9.69
2002 10.18
2003 10.63
2004 10.93
2005 10.68
2006 11.49
2007 13.13
2008 15.05
2009 16.03
2010 17.83
2011 22.76
2012 24.27
2013 23.79
2014 25.43
2015 26.77
2016 26.83
2017 27.44
2018 28.06
2019 28.57
2020 29.44

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in India was 31.29 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.29 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2.17 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2.17
1973 2.21
1976 2.43
1977 2.50
1978 2.59
1979 2.68
1980 2.67
1981 2.89
1982 2.87
1983 3.22
1984 3.40
1985 3.56
1986 3.73
1987 3.93
1988 3.63
1989 3.80
1990 4.02
1991 4.15
1995 3.97
1996 4.71
1997 4.95
2000 7.51
2001 7.85
2002 8.34
2003 8.58
2004 8.78
2005 8.85
2006 9.65
2007 10.81
2009 13.29
2010 15.06
2011 20.09
2013 23.16
2014 25.40
2015 26.82
2016 27.04
2017 28.04
2018 29.06
2019 30.22
2020 31.29

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in India was 27.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.80 in 2020 and a minimum value of 6.84 in 1982.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 7.50
1973 7.52
1976 7.28
1977 6.96
1978 7.17
1979 7.04
1980 7.07
1981 7.41
1982 6.84
1983 7.70
1984 8.12
1985 7.92
1986 8.07
1987 8.55
1988 7.29
1989 7.55
1990 7.73
1991 7.77
1995 6.98
1996 7.71
1997 8.02
2000 11.34
2001 11.39
2002 11.85
2003 12.49
2004 12.89
2005 12.34
2006 13.15
2007 15.22
2009 18.51
2010 20.33
2011 25.16
2013 24.36
2014 25.46
2015 26.72
2016 26.64
2017 26.91
2018 27.17
2019 27.11
2020 27.80

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation