Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in India

India: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 4.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.8%
Change on year
up 80.7%
World rank
61st
of 153 countries
All-time high
4.8%
in 2019
All-time low
2.7%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in India, 2013–2019

0123452013201620192013: 4.7 %2015: 4 %2016: 4 %2017: 3.2 %2018: 2.7 %2019: 4.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

India recorded 4.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 80.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

That places India 61st out of 153 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in India, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in India, 2013 to 2019.
Year % Change
2013 4.7%
2015 4.0% -14.0%
2016 4.0% -0.7%
2017 3.2% -20.1%
2018 2.7% -16.2%
2019 4.8% +80.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in India?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in India was 4.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
How does India rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
India ranks 61st out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/