Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in India

India: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 8 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 183 countries
All-time high
8
in 2009
All-time low
8
in 2009
Years of data
11
2009–2019

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in India, 2009–2019

024682009201420192009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 82013: 82014: 82015: 82016: 82017: 82018: 82019: 8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2019, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in India stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in India peaked at 8 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2009.

That places India 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in India, year by year

Annual values for Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks in India, 2009 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2009 8
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 8 +0.0%
2012 8 +0.0%
2013 8 +0.0%
2014 8 +0.0%
2015 8 +0.0%
2016 8 +0.0%
2017 8 +0.0%
2018 8 +0.0%
2019 8 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8 8 8 1
2010s 8 8 8 10

Countries ranked near India

  1. 150 Belize 8 compare
  2. 150 Cape Verde 8 compare
  3. 150 Croatia 8 compare
  4. 150 Eritrea 8 compare
  5. 150 Ethiopia 8 compare
  6. 150 Italy 8 compare
  7. 150 Malawi 8 compare
  8. 150 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 compare
  9. 150 Samoa 8 compare
  10. 150 South Sudan 8 compare
  11. 150 Tonga 8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in India?
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in India was 8 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2009.
How does India rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
India ranks 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,698 data points, 1998–2020
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Number of years of primary and secondary education to which children and young people are legally entitled that are free from tuition fees. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/