School enrollment, primary, private in India
India: School enrollment, primary, private was 45.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in India, 2000–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, primary, private in India stood at 45.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in India peaked at 45.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2002.
India ranks 17th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.4% | 17.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 33.4% | 43.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 48.8% compare
- 15 Cayman Islands 47.2% compare
- 16 Pakistan 47.0% compare
- 18 Palestine 44.5% compare
- 19 Bermuda 44.0% compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.2% compare
More education data for India
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 111.4% (2025)
- Labor force, female 28.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 617.62 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in India?
- School enrollment, primary, private in India was 45.1% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2002.
- How does India rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- India ranks 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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 School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.