India's adult literacy rose from 40.8 % in 1981 to 78.2 % in 2024.
India's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 92.3 % in 1993 to 111.0 % in 2025.
India · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 16 with data
India's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 53.8 % in 1981 to 97.3 % in 2024.
India's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 45.0 % in 1995 to 79.6 % in 2025.
India's tertiary enrolment rose from 6.0 % in 1991 to 34.4 % in 2025.
India's children out of school, primary fell from 28.4M in 1971 to 134,967 in 2025.
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- Primary completion ratedown −4.2 pts7th of 11
- Tertiary attainmentup +1.3 pts68th of 96
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)up +2.7 pts46th of 48
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +2.5 pts85th of 95
- Expected years of schoolingdown −0.0 yrs115th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs105th of 145
- Learning poverty1st of 1*
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- Education spendingdown −0.5 pts80th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.8 pts65th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −7.0 %112th of 135