Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in India

India: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
40th
of 74 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 1983
Years of data
11
1983–2019

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.811983200120191983: 0.509 % of population with low education aged 6-161987: 0.555 % of population with low education aged 6-161993: 0.664 % of population with low education aged 6-161999: 0.718 % of population with low education aged 6-162004: 0.804 % of population with low education aged 6-162005: 0.806 % of population with low education aged 6-162009: 0.938 % of population with low education aged 6-162011: 0.951 % of population with low education aged 6-162017: 0.93 % of population with low education aged 6-162018: 0.942 % of population with low education aged 6-162019: 0.932 % of population with low education aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education aged 6-16.

Analysis

India recorded 0.9% for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in India peaked at 1.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1983.

That places India 40th out of 74 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in India, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education aged 6-16 Change
1983 0.5%
1987 0.6% +9.1%
1993 0.7% +19.6%
1999 0.7% +8.1%
2004 0.8% +12.0%
2005 0.8% +0.2%
2009 0.9% +16.3%
2011 1.0% +1.4%
2017 0.9% -2.3%
2018 0.9% +1.3%
2019 0.9% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 3
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% compare
  2. 38 Colombia 0.9% compare
  3. 39 Albania 0.9% compare
  4. 41 Jordan 0.9% compare
  5. 42 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  6. 43 Thailand 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in India?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in India was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1983.
How does India rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below?
India ranks 40th out of 74 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16)
Unit
% of population with low education aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
74 places, 889 data points, 1970–2021
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