India
Background Information
Region
South Asia
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
26% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
120,307,241 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
175,517,260 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
23%
Source: UNSDG , 2021
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
11
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2019
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
29%
Source: DHS , 2021
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
38%
Source: DHS , 2021
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
8
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities Percentage of schools
100%
Source: UNESCO , 2022
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
-
Primary 98%
(2022)
-
Lower secondary 99%
(2022)
-
Upper secondary 100%
(2022)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education Women as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2021
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
-
Female 47%
-
Male 45%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
-
Female 44%
-
Male 44%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 44%
-
Male 14%
Female: ILO, 2021
Male: ILO, 2021
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 91%
-
Male 92%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 79%
-
Male 82%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 40%
-
Male 46%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 6%
-
Male 6%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Lower secondary school
-
Female 10%
-
Male 9%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Upper secondary school
-
Female 26%
-
Male 21%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
2
Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Empowerment Programme
Project/Program
After School Life Skills Programme
Advocacy Campaign/Project
A More Equal Future: A MenCare Manual to Engage Fathers to Prevent Child Marriage in India
Network/Convening/Conference
Asia Pacific Region National Education Coalitions COVID-19 Zoom Conference