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Mean years of schooling in formal education (25 years and above)

333 series, each with its source estimate and downloads.

Source National Sample Survey, National Statistics Office, MoSPI (Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey 2022-23), as reprinted in MoSPI's Women and Men in India 2025 (table 3.12.3) Base as published Frequency cross-sectional Vintage 2026-10-09 Download CSV, JSON
333 series
Trend Data
Rural, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural7.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural5.1 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural6.4 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.8 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban9.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban9.9 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal8.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal6.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal7.5 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural9.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural8.4 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural9.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.9 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban9.5 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.2 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal10.2 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal8.9 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal9.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural6.2 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural4.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural5.1 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban7.2 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban8.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal7.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal5.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal6.1 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural6.9 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural5.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural6.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban8.5 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban7.1 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban7.9 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal7.2 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal5.4 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal6.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural7.7 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural6.5 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural7.1 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.9 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.1 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.5 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal8.1 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal7.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal7.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural7.4 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural4.5 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural6.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban7.7 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban9.1 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal7.7 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal4.8 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal6.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural8.9 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural7.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural8.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban9.8 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban7.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban8.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal9.8 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal7.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal8.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural7.2 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural4.8 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural6.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban11.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban9.7 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.7 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal8.1 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal5.8 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal7.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural6.9 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural4.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural5.7 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban9.4 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban7.4 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban8.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal8.4 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal5.9 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal7.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural9.8 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural7.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural8.9 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban12.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban10.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban11.2 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal12.0 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal10.2 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal11.2 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural11.5 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural9.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural10.4 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban13.4 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban11.1 yrs2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban12.3 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal12.7 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal10.4 yrs2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal11.6 yrs2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural7.4 yrs2022-23—Series data

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