Education in India 155 indicators covering education for India. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 74.2% 2023 down 9.3% 132nd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 45,212 2024 down 53.1% 2nd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 54,351 2024 down 38.2% 1st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 89,863 2024 down 29.4% 1st Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 134,327 2024 down 21.5% 1st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 101.5% 2018 down 17.8% 93rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 101.2% 2018 down 18.6% 96th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.7% 2100 down 47.4% 60th Number of adults with no formal education by region 9.76 million people 2100 down 50.1% 4th Population by level of education 602.28 million people 2100 up 5.6% 1st Repeaters, primary, female 0.6% 2018 down 83.5% 127th Repeaters, primary, male 0.6% 2018 down 82.9% 135th School enrollment, secondary, private 51.4% 2020 up 7.2% 17th School enrollment, primary 92.3% 2013 up 10.4% 112th Trained teachers in primary education 91.4% 2025 up 30.9% 75th Over-age students, primary 5.9% 2013 down 2.3% 96th Secondary education, teachers 49.3% 2025 up 14.3% 143rd School enrollment, primary, female 93.0% 2013 up 12.1% 81st School enrollment, primary, male 91.6% 2013 up 8.9% 95th Over-age students, primary, male 1.9% 2013 down 69.5% 151st Over-age students, primary, female 10.0% 2013 up 67.3% 61st Compulsory education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 156th Progression to secondary school 91.3% 2017 down 0.8% 122nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 97.7% 2013 up 10.5% 64th Trained teachers in primary education, female 90.3% 2025 up 28.1% 77th Trained teachers in primary education, male 92.9% 2025 up 34.4% 68th Primary education, pupils 50.9% 2017 up 8.4% 4th Tertiary education, academic staff 44.3% 2023 up 13.4% 84th Persistence to grade 5, female 76.0% 2023 down 6.7% 116th Persistence to grade 5, male 72.5% 2023 down 11.7% 121st Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Progression to secondary school, male 91.0% 2017 down 0.7% 116th Progression to secondary school, female 91.6% 2017 down 0.9% 112th Expenditure on tertiary education 28.5% 2013 up 42.0% 27th Literacy rate, youth female 96.6% 2024 up 12.2% 59th Children out of school, primary 134,967 2025 down 97.3% 51st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 98.6% 2013 up 12.4% 23rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 97.0% 2013 up 8.8% 53rd Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.9862 GPI 2024 up 7.0% 70th Literacy rate, youth male 98.0% 2024 up 4.9% 46th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 32.75 2017 down 20.8% 39th Literacy rate, youth total 97.3% 2024 up 8.2% 51st Expenditure on secondary education 41.4% 2013 down 0.8% 23rd Expenditure on primary education 28.4% 2013 down 21.3% 102nd Secondary education, pupils 48.1% 2018 up 7.8% 143rd Children out of school, primary, female 907,274 2023 up 33.3% 9th Children out of school, primary, male 815,165 2023 up 343.2% 10th Literacy rate, adult total 78.2% 2024 up 11.9% 62nd Literacy rate, adult male 85.7% 2024 up 7.9% 57th Trained teachers in preprimary education 91.1% 2025 up 8.7% 54th Trained teachers in secondary education 92.2% 2025 up 20.5% 55th Adolescents out of school 14.0% 2025 down 1.9% 54th Current education expenditure, total 95.2% 2005 down 3.0% 40th Current education expenditure, primary 94.5% 2005 down 3.0% 62nd Current education expenditure, secondary 94.5% 2005 down 3.0% 60th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 93.1% 2025 up 3.8% 48th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 92.3% 2025 up 17.6% 53rd Trained teachers in secondary education, male 92.0% 2025 up 22.9% 51st Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 28.52 2018 up 13.5% 15th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 20.1 2015 up 202.7% 64th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →