Primary completion rate, total in India
India: Primary completion rate, total was 90.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in India, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2025, primary completion rate, total in India stood at 90.3%.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in India peaked at 99.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1971.
That places India 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3% | 39.3% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.0% | 62.1% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 69.5% | 68.1% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 74.8% | 98.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 95.9% | 99.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 90.3% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 118 Bolivia 91.0% compare
- 119 Turkey 90.6% compare
- 120 Afghanistan 90.3% compare
- 122 Libya 90.1% compare
- 123 Dominican Republic 90.0% compare
- 124 Liechtenstein 88.9% compare
More aid effectiveness data for India
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 12.92 million current US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita 1.65 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 2.38 billion constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 0.1% (2023)
- Net ODA received 0.2% (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 2.38 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 2.38 billion constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 2.38 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 2.13 million current US$ (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 43.75 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in India?
- Primary completion rate, total in India was 90.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1971.
- How does India rank for primary completion rate, total?
- India ranks 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.