Desk Research
Population | 2021
Country 1.4B, Urban 498M, Rural 909M
Source: Statista, World Bank
Literacy rate | 2018
Country 77.7%, Males 84.7%, Females 70.3%
Source: National Statistical Commission
School locations | 2022
Total 1.48M, Urban 254K, Rural 1.23M
Source: Ministry of Education, Statista
Level of education | 2022
Primary 80.3%, Secondary 10.1%, Upper Secondary 9.6%
Source: UDISE+
Primary I-VIII
Secondary IX-X
Upper Secondary XI-XII
Student gender split | 2022
Females 123M, Males 133M
Source: UDISE+
Reference :
Primary I-V
Upper Primary VI-VIII
Secondary IX-X
Upper Secondary XI-XII
School management | 2022
Government 1.02M, Government Aided 82.5K, Private 335K, Others 48.4K
Source: UDISE+
Student by school type | 2022
Government 143M, Government Aided 27M, Private 88M, Others 6.6M
Source: UDISE+
Teacher gender split | 2022
Total 9.5M, Female 4.87M, Male 4.63M
Source: UDISE+
Teacher by school type | 2022
Total 9.5M, Government 4.88M, Government Aided 796K, Private 3.54M, Others 287K
Source: UDISE+
Vocational education | 2022
Inclusion in School Curriculum. Implemented 15%, Did Not Implement 85%
Source: Education 4.0, World Economic Forum United Nations Children's Education Fund
Women in workforce post vocational Training | 2019
Entered Workforce 53.1%, Did Not Enter Workforce 46.9%
Source: NSSO
Fewer female participation in workforce post vocational training| 2019
Reasons : Marriage 58%, Commute 28%, Family issues 21%, Perception 7.5%
Source: EY report - Gender Study on Constraints of Female Participation in Skill Training and Labour Market
Reluctance to hire women | 2019
MSMEs 46.9%, Large Enterprises 32%
Source: EY report - Gender Study on Constraints of Female Participation in Skill Training and Labour Market
Poverty index | 2021
Below poverty line 14.96%, Rural 19.28%, Urban 5.27%
Source: United Nations Development Programme - National Multidimensional Poverty Index
Joint Family | 2021
Urban Nuclear 61.3%, Urban Non-Nuclear 38.7%
Rural Nuclear 56.7%, Rural Non-Nuclear 43.3%
Source: Statista
Gross enrolment rate | 2019
Primary to Lower Secondary
Male 90.67%, Female 93.26%
Upper Secondary
Male 66.33%, Female 65.91%
Primary to Tertiary
Male 66.43%, Female 68.77%
Source: World Bank
Child labour | 2021
Total 1.1%, Male 1.9%, Female 0.3%
Source: International Labour Organisation
Definition: Participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17.
Literacy rate | 2019 - 2021
Males 81.5% Rural, 89.6% Urban, 84.4% Overall
Females 65.9% Rural, 83% Urban, 71.5% Overall
Source: Statista
Website Traffic | Jan 2024
Google.com - 172B Visits
USA - 36.87B, India 13.36B
Source: Statista.
Website Traffic | Jan 2024
All Devices 13.4B
Desktop 1.72B, Mobile 11.67B
Source: Statista
Internet Penetration | 2023
India 48.7%
Source: Statista
Mobile Penetration | 2023
India 77%, Smartphone 71%
Source: GSMA Intelligence
TV Penetration | 2020
Country 70%, Rural 61%
Estimated Population 900M
Source: Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC)
Languages | 2023
Official 22, Major 122, Dialects 1500, Classical 6
Source: Hindustan Times
Radio Penetration | 2021
Urban 83%, Rural 73%
Estimated Population 400M
Source: India Radio Forum (IRF)