{"updated":"2026-10-17","scope":"Dated life-stage snapshots, not a single tracked generation. Survey rates are not multiplied by unrelated population counts.","stages":[{"id":"birth","title":"Born in India","description":"Births per day, sex and place of occurrence, maternity care and Caesarean delivery.","question":"How many children are born, and how does a birth happen?","metrics":["registered-births-2024","registered-births-daily-2024","estimated-births-2024","estimated-births-daily-2024","nfhs5-caesarean","nfhs5-caesarean-private","nfhs5-caesarean-public","nfhs5-institutional","nfhs5-skilled-birth","nfhs5-anc-first-trimester","nfhs5-four-anc","nfhs5-postnatal-mother"],"gaps":[{"question":"How many births are natural or unassisted?","status":"Not established in this edition","explanation":"The verified Caesarean series does not separate unassisted from assisted vaginal delivery.","needed":"A nationally representative delivery-mode table that explicitly separates assisted and unassisted vaginal births."}],"notes":["2024 is a leap year: annual totals ÷366 give daily averages. These are averages, not a live counter.","Registered sex and rural–urban counts describe registrations. Place of occurrence is not the mother’s residence.","A non-Caesarean birth can be assisted vaginal delivery. Subtracting21.5 from100 does not identify unassisted natural births."]},{"id":"childhood","title":"Growing up","description":"Vaccination, nutrition, birth registration, parents and children’s living arrangements.","question":"How many children receive vaccines, adequate food and family care?","metrics":["nfhs5-vaccinated-basic","nfhs5-bcg","nfhs5-polio-three","nfhs5-dpt-three","nfhs5-measles-first","nfhs5-measles-second","nfhs5-birth-registration","nfhs5-early-breastfeeding","nfhs5-exclusive-breastfeeding","nfhs5-adequate-diet","nfhs5-stunting","nfhs5-wasting","nfhs5-underweight","nfhs5-child-anaemia","children-one-both-parents-dead","children-both-parents-dead","children-living-both-parents","children-not-living-biological-parent"],"gaps":[],"notes":["The basic vaccination definition includes BCG, measles-containing vaccine and3doses each of polio(excluding birth dose) and DPT/pentavalent. It is not a claim that every vaccine in today’s schedule was completed.","Household-survey orphanhood measures parental survival. Care-home admissions and adoptions cannot replace an orphanhood estimate."]},{"id":"school","title":"School years","description":"Enrolment, girls, dropout, retention, educational attainment and language of instruction.","question":"Who goes to school, stays, and completes a qualification?","metrics":["highest-education-secondary-2025","highest-education-higher-secondary-2025","highest-education-secondary-above-2025","school-dropout-preparatory-2025-26","school-dropout-middle-2025-26","school-dropout-secondary-2025-26","school-retention-secondary-2025-26","school-transition-middle-secondary-2025-26","school-girls-share-2025-26","school-enrolment-2025-26","school-medium-home-language-preprimary-2017-18","school-medium-home-language-primary-2017-18","school-medium-home-language-upper-primary-2017-18","school-medium-home-language-secondary-2017-18","school-medium-home-language-higher-secondary-2017-18"],"gaps":[{"question":"What language or medium do children study in?","status":"Not established in this edition","explanation":"The historical 2017–18 survey breakdowns are shown. No current all-India language-of-instruction split has been verified here. Mother tongue, school board, school counts and pupil medium are different measures.","needed":"A pupil-level national medium-of-instruction table with year, education stage and a stated enrolment denominator."},{"question":"How many people have ever passed Class 10 or Class 12?","status":"Not established in this edition","explanation":"Adult completed-level survey percentages are shown. A compatible national headcount of all living Class 10/12 pass-outs has not been verified.","needed":"A weighted attainment count for the same age group and survey year, with diplomas classified consistently."}],"notes":["School enrolments, retention rates and adult highest completed qualifications answer different questions. Secondary-and-above uses the published PLFS classification, including diploma/certificate as classified there."]},{"id":"college","title":"College and qualifications","description":"Undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA and PhD students, annual pass-outs and adult qualifications.","question":"How many study, graduate or hold a postgraduate qualification?","metrics":["higher-education-enrolment-2023-24","higher-education-ug-enrolment-2023-24","higher-education-pg-enrolment-2023-24","higher-education-phd-enrolment-2023-24","higher-education-ger-2023-24","mba-enrolment-2023-24","higher-education-outturn-2023-24","ug-outturn-2023-24","pg-outturn-2023-24","phd-outturn-2023-24","mba-outturn-2023-24","highest-education-graduate-2025","highest-education-postgraduate-2025"],"gaps":[{"question":"How many living people hold an MBA?","status":"Not established in this edition","explanation":"MBA students and annual MBA pass-outs are shown. Adding annual cohorts would double-count, miss deaths and migration, and omit institutions.","needed":"A representative stock estimate of completed MBA qualifications, with an explicit adult denominator."}],"notes":["AISHE enrolment is a student stock in2023–24; pass-outs are a flow during that academic year. Neither is the stock of all living graduates.","The MBA programme table and pass-out tables use actual institution responses; total estimated enrolment includes estimation. No MBA share of all estimated enrolment is derived.","PLFS graduate and postgraduate categories are highest completed qualifications among people aged15+. They exclude each other. GER compares enrolment at all ages with the18–23population; it is not a probability of eventual graduation."]},{"id":"digital","title":"Connected life","description":"Personal phones, household access, internet use and regular, distance and online study.","question":"Who owns a phone, connects to the internet or enrols online?","metrics":["higher-education-regular-mode-2023-24","higher-education-distance-mode-2023-24","higher-education-online-mode-2023-24","households-with-smartphone-2025","personal-mobile-ownership-age15plus-2025","household-internet-access-2025","internet-use-age15plus-2025","internet-use-age15to29-2025","smartphone-among-mobile-owners-age15plus-2025"],"gaps":[],"notes":["A household with internet is different from a person owning a phone. Smartphone ownership conditional on mobile ownership has a narrower denominator.","AISHE regular, distance and online refer to programme modes. Regular does not mean that a student never studies online; online mode does not count every learner using the internet."]},{"id":"relationships","title":"Relationships and marriage","description":"Marriage age, early marriage, age at first sexual intercourse and the limits of heartbreak statistics.","question":"When do people marry or first have sex, and what can surveys measure?","metrics":["women-median-first-marriage","men-median-first-marriage","women-first-sex-median","men-first-sex-median","women-married-before18"],"gaps":[{"question":"How many people experience heartbreak?","status":"Not established in this edition","explanation":"No representative all-India estimate was verified. Dating-app polls, divorce and depression statistics do not measure the same experience.","needed":"A transparent nationally representative study defining heartbreak, period, ages and sampling. This is a data gap, not zero."}],"notes":["Medians are retrospective survey estimates for the named age group. They are not prescribed ages or forecasts for today’s children.","Sexual-history measures are sensitive self-reports; recall and non-disclosure can affect responses."]},{"id":"habits","title":"Habits and wellbeing","description":"Alcohol, cigarettes and bidis, with the respondent group and rural–urban differences kept visible.","question":"How common are drinking and smoking?","metrics":["women-alcohol-nfhs5","women-cigarette-nfhs5","women-bidi-nfhs5","men-alcohol-nfhs5","men-cigarette-nfhs5","men-bidi-nfhs5"],"gaps":[{"question":"At what age do people start drinking or smoking?","status":"Not established in this edition","explanation":"Current-use prevalence is shown. It does not measure age at first use.","needed":"A verified initiation-age distribution with a clear denominator, including never-users separately."}],"notes":["NFHS-5 individual interviews here use ages15–49. Household factsheet alcohol/tobacco measures can use ages15+ and proxy responses, so those rates are not interchangeable.","Cigarettes and bidis are separate, potentially overlapping products. Do not add them into an all-smoker estimate."]},{"id":"work","title":"Work, earnings and migration","description":"Employment types, sectors, mean earnings and the reasons people move for study or work.","question":"What work do people do, what do they earn, and why do they move?","metrics":["workers-usual-status-2025","worker-self-employed-2025","worker-salaried-2025","worker-casual-2025","worker-agriculture-2025","worker-manufacturing-2025","worker-construction-2025","salaried-monthly-earnings-2025","self-employed-monthly-earnings-2025","casual-daily-earnings-2025","migrants-study-reason-2020-21","migrants-employment-search-2020-21","migrants-job-transfer-2020-21"],"gaps":[{"question":"How many migrate abroad to study or work each year?","status":"Not established in this edition","explanation":"Internal/resident migration reasons are shown separately. They cannot establish international student or worker departure totals.","needed":"A reconciled MEA/MHA annual series distinguishing persons, departures, overseas enrolments and emigration clearances."},{"question":"How many people earn in each income band?","status":"Not established in this edition","explanation":"Mean earnings by worker class are shown. A mean cannot establish the population in salary or household-income brackets.","needed":"An official distribution with named bands, reference period and person/household universe."}],"notes":["Worker-type shares and sector shares are two different classifications of workers; they are not one set of mutually exclusive branches.","Monthly regular pay, gross self-employment earnings and daily casual wages have different reference groups and time units. A mean is not a median or an income-band distribution.","Migration figures describe the2020–21resident migrant stock and its main reason for moving. They are not annual migration flows or international departures."]},{"id":"identity","title":"Identity and travel","description":"PAN allotments, age and sex composition, Aadhaar linking and valid passport stock.","question":"How many documents exist, who holds them, and what do they prove?","metrics":["pan-individuals-2026","pan-all-statuses-2026","pan-aadhaar-linked-2026","pan-age-0","pan-age-1","pan-age-2","pan-age-3","pan-age-4","pan-age-5","pan-age-6","pan-age-7","pan-age-8","valid-passports-2024"],"gaps":[],"notes":["Crore document counts do not establish coverage of all Indian residents. PAN can belong to non-person entities and passport holders can live abroad.","Aadhaar, PAN and passports measure different administrative populations. Do not add them as unique people."]},{"id":"later-life","title":"Later life and the end of life","description":"Life expectancy at birth and at 60, registered deaths and estimated mortality totals.","question":"How long do people live, and how are deaths counted?","metrics":["registered-deaths-2024","registered-deaths-daily-2024","estimated-deaths-2024","registered-infant-deaths-2024","life-expectancy-birth","life-expectancy-age60"],"gaps":[{"question":"How many older people need care or die at home?","status":"Not established in this edition","explanation":"Life tables and death counts do not establish disability, dependency, care provision or place of death.","needed":"Matched LASI/SRS/CRS tables with age, reference period and care definitions."}],"notes":["Life expectancy at60 means additional remaining years under the period mortality schedule; it is not the age at which an individual will die.","Death registration includes delayed administrative recording. Infant registrations divided by registered births do not produce a valid infant mortality rate."]}],"sources":[{"id":"crs-2024","title":"Vital Statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System 2024","publisher":"Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India","url":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47155/download/51401/CRS_Report_2024.pdf","publicationDate":"2026-07-01","notes":"","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-factsheet","title":"NFHS 5 India and PhaseII State Factsheet Compendium","publisher":"Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; IIPS and ICF","url":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","publicationDate":"","notes":"","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"srs-life-2020-24","title":"SRS Based Abridged Life Tables 2020–24","publisher":"Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India","url":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47148/download/51393/SRS-Abridged_Life_Tables_2020-2024.pdf","publicationDate":"2026-05-18","notes":"","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"aishe-2023-24","title":"AISHE Final Report 2023–24","publisher":"Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education","url":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","publicationDate":"2026-07-08","notes":"Voluntary institution responses; estimated enrolment and actual-response programme/pass-out tables are different universes.","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"plfs-2025-revised","title":"PLFS Annual Report 2025, revised 29 May 2026","publisher":"National Statistics Office, MoSPI","url":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","publicationDate":"2026-05-29","notes":"January–December 2025; redesigned from January 2025. Use this revised retained PDF when earlier press-release figures disagree.","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"udise-2025-26","title":"UDISE+ 2025–26 official release","publisher":"Ministry of Education / PIB","url":"https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282141&lang=2&reg=48","publicationDate":"2026-07-07","notes":"Administrative school records; NEP stages. Retention/GER are not Class 10/12 pass rates or adult attainment.","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"migration-2020-21","title":"Migration in India 2020–2021 official release","publisher":"National Statistics Office, MoSPI / PIB","url":"https://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1833854&lang=2&reg=48","publicationDate":"2022-06-14","notes":"Migrants have a different last usual place of residence; usual residence involves six months. Pandemic-year resident stock, not annual flow.","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nss-education-2017-18","title":"Household Social Consumption on Education in India, NSS 75 th round, Report 585","publisher":"National Statistical Office, MoSPI","url":"https://mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/Report_585_75th_round_Education_final_1507_0.pdf","publicationDate":null,"notes":"Historical sample survey of students aged 3–35. Table 60 makes home-language-aligned medium mutually exclusive from Hindi/English/other media different from home language. English column alone is not all English-medium pupils.","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"cms-telecom-2025","title":"Comprehensive Modular Survey: Telecom, 2025 — NSS Report No. 593","publisher":"National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation","url":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/CMST_report_m.pdf","publicationDate":"2025-05-29","referencePeriod":"January–March 2025","locator":"Statements 2, 2.1, 3, 13 and 14; Appendix A Tables 2 and 14; RSE Table 5","releaseUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2132330","notes":"National estimates were the primary survey objective. State/UT estimates require attention to sample size and relative standard error. Excludes some inaccessible Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages. May 29 is the official results-release date."},{"id":"nfhs5-full-life","title":"National Family Health Survey NFHS-5, India Report 2019–21","publisher":"IIPS and ICF / Ministry of Health and Family Welfare","url":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","publicationDate":"2022","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"pan-march2026","title":"PAN Allotment Statistics up to 31 March 2026","publisher":"Income Tax Department","url":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","publicationDate":"2026-05-19","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"mea-passports-2024","title":"Rajya Sabha question 705: Number of passport holders","publisher":"Ministry of External Affairs","url":"https://www.sansad.in/getFile/annex/263/AU705.pdf?source=pqars","publicationDate":"2024-02-08","checked":"2026-10-17","notes":"Current Parliament PDF verified directly: Rajya Sabha question705, answered8February2024. Answer(a) is valid passports; AnnexureI has a different till-2023 state/sex scope. The two totals are not combined."}],"metrics":[{"id":"registered-births-2024","title":"Registered births","value":25473389,"unit":"birth registrations","kind":"count","period":"2024","universe":"Birth registrations included in CRS 2024","sourceId":"crs-2024","sourceUrl":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47155/download/51401/CRS_Report_2024.pdf","locator":"Statement 1 p1/PDF20; Table 1 p76/PDF95","notes":"Registrations are administrative records; may include delayed registration of earlier events. Goa excludes events over one year old; Delhi and Sikkim include events occurred and registered in 2024 only. Not the exact count of births occurring in 2024. Rural/urban means PLACE OF OCCURRENCE, not residence of mother or child; sex not reported is retained.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":13381279,"unit":"birth registrations","share":52.5},{"label":"Female","value":12090941,"unit":"birth registrations","share":47.5},{"label":"Sex not reported","value":1169,"unit":"birth registrations","share":0.0045891027691682485},{"label":"Rural place of occurrence","value":10918563,"unit":"birth registrations","share":42.9},{"label":"Urban place of occurrence","value":14554826,"unit":"birth registrations","share":57.1}],"measureType":"administrative registrations","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"registered-births-daily-2024","title":"Average registered births per day","value":69599.42349726777,"unit":"birth registrations per day","kind":"daily","period":"2024","universe":"366 days in calendar 2024","sourceId":"crs-2024","sourceUrl":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47155/download/51401/CRS_Report_2024.pdf","locator":"Derived from Statement 1 p1/PDF20","notes":"Registrations are administrative records; may include delayed registration of earlier events. Goa excludes events over one year old; Delhi and Sikkim include events occurred and registered in 2024 only. Not the exact count of births occurring in 2024. ","breakdowns":[],"measureType":"derived arithmetic from registrations","formula":"25,473,389 / 366","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"estimated-births-2024","title":"Estimated births","value":25709853,"unit":"estimated births","kind":"count","period":"2024","universe":"SRS rates applied to projected mid-year population","sourceId":"crs-2024","sourceUrl":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47155/download/51401/CRS_Report_2024.pdf","locator":"Statement 2 p2/PDF21","notes":"Model-based estimate printed by ORGI; based on SRS and Census 2011-based population projections; distinct from CRS registered births. ","breakdowns":[],"measureType":"SRS-based estimate","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"estimated-births-daily-2024","title":"Estimated births per day","value":70245.5,"unit":"estimated births per day","kind":"daily","period":"2024","universe":"366 days in calendar 2024","sourceId":"crs-2024","sourceUrl":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47155/download/51401/CRS_Report_2024.pdf","locator":"Derived from Statement 2 p2/PDF21","notes":"Annual SRS-based estimate divided by 366; a daily average for 2024, not a live daily count. ","breakdowns":[],"measureType":"derived arithmetic from estimated births","formula":"25,709,853 / 366","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"registered-deaths-2024","title":"Registered deaths","value":8938301,"unit":"death registrations","kind":"count","period":"2024","universe":"Death registrations included in CRS 2024","sourceId":"crs-2024","sourceUrl":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47155/download/51401/CRS_Report_2024.pdf","locator":"Statement1 p1/PDF20; Table2 p77/PDF96","notes":"Administrative registrations; delayed registration and reporting differences apply. Not all deaths occurred in the registration year. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":5400982,"unit":"death registrations","share":60.4},{"label":"Female","value":3536951,"unit":"death registrations","share":39.6},{"label":"Sex not reported","value":368,"unit":"death registrations","share":null},{"label":"Rural place of occurrence","value":5114571,"unit":"death registrations","share":57.2},{"label":"Urban place of occurrence","value":3823730,"unit":"death registrations","share":42.8}],"measureType":"administrative registrations","stage":"later-life","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"registered-deaths-daily-2024","title":"Average registered deaths per day","value":24421.587431693988,"unit":"death registrations per day","kind":"daily","period":"2024","universe":"366 days in calendar 2024","sourceId":"crs-2024","sourceUrl":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47155/download/51401/CRS_Report_2024.pdf","locator":"Derived from Statement1 p1/PDF20","notes":"Registration average for 2024; not a measured current death rate. ","breakdowns":[],"measureType":"derived arithmetic from registrations","formula":"8,938,301 / 366","stage":"later-life","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"estimated-deaths-2024","title":"Estimated deaths","value":8991424,"unit":"estimated deaths","kind":"count","period":"2024","universe":"SRS rates applied to projected mid-year population","sourceId":"crs-2024","sourceUrl":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47155/download/51401/CRS_Report_2024.pdf","locator":"Statement2 p2/PDF21","notes":"SRS-based estimate; not registered deaths and not a direct complete enumeration. ","breakdowns":[],"measureType":"SRS-based estimate","stage":"later-life","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"registered-infant-deaths-2024","title":"Registered infant deaths","value":120992,"unit":"death registrations before age one","kind":"count","period":"2024","universe":"Registered infant deaths in CRS 2024","sourceId":"crs-2024","sourceUrl":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47155/download/51401/CRS_Report_2024.pdf","locator":"Statement1 p1/PDF20; Statements20/21 pp56-57/PDF75-76","notes":"Under-registration and place-of-occurrence effects apply. Do not divide by registered births to present infant mortality rate. ","breakdowns":[],"measureType":"administrative registrations","stage":"later-life","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-caesarean","title":"Births delivered by Caesarean section","value":21.5,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Births in the five years before the survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 54, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey percentage of births in preceding five years; cannot be multiplied by 2024 registrations as an observed count. 100 minus this is NON-CAESAREAN, not necessarily unassisted or natural delivery. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":32.3,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":17.6,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-caesarean-private","title":"Caesarean births in private health facilities","value":47.4,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Births in private health facilities in the five years before the survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 55, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":49.3,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":46,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-caesarean-public","title":"Caesarean births in public health facilities","value":14.3,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Births in public health facilities in the five years before the survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 56, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":22.7,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":11.9,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-institutional","title":"Births in health institutions","value":88.6,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Births in the five years before the survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 50, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":93.8,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":86.7,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-skilled-birth","title":"Births attended by skilled health personnel","value":89.4,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Births in the five years before the survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 53, PDF page 8","notes":"Skilled personnel include doctor, nurse, LHV, ANM, midwife or other health personnel; see factsheet footnote 10. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":94,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":87.8,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-anc-first-trimester","title":"Antenatal check-up in first trimester","value":70,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Mothers for their last birth in the five years before the survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 40, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":75.5,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":67.9,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-four-anc","title":"At least four antenatal care visits","value":58.1,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Mothers for their last birth in the five years before the survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 41, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":68.1,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":54.2,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-postnatal-mother","title":"Mother received postnatal care within two days","value":78,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Mothers for their last birth in the five years before the survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 46, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":84.6,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":75.4,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"birth","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-vaccinated-basic","title":"Children fully vaccinated with specified basic vaccines","value":76.4,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children aged 12–23 months; card information or mother’s recall","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 57, PDF page 8","notes":"Factsheet definition: BCG, measles-containing vaccine and three doses each of polio (excluding birth dose) and DPT/pentavalent. This is not every vaccine in today’s schedule. Do not mix with card-shown-only denominator or different final report estimates. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":75.5,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":76.8,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-bcg","title":"Children received BCG","value":95.2,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children aged 12–23 months","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 59, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":94.7,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":95.4,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-polio-three","title":"Children received three polio doses excluding birth dose","value":80.5,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children aged 12–23 months","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 60, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":79.2,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":80.9,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-dpt-three","title":"Children received three DPT or pentavalent doses","value":86.7,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children aged 12–23 months","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 61, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":86,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":87,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-measles-first","title":"Children received first measles-containing vaccine dose","value":87.9,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children aged 12–23 months","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 62, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":87.1,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":88.1,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-measles-second","title":"Children received second measles-containing vaccine dose","value":31.9,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children aged 24–35 months","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 63, PDF page 8","notes":"Survey estimate from the NFHS-5 factsheet, 2019–21; not a count of today’s annual births or a longitudinal cohort. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":30.4,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":32.4,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-birth-registration","title":"Children under five with birth registered","value":89.1,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children under five years","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 5, PDF page 7","notes":"Household survey of surviving children under five; different reference universe from annual CRS registration completeness. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":93.3,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":87.5,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-early-breastfeeding","title":"Breastfed within one hour of birth","value":41.8,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Last child born in the three years preceding survey, under three years","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 75, PDF page 9","notes":"Factsheet footnote 15 restricts to last child born in preceding three years. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":44.7,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":40.7,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-exclusive-breastfeeding","title":"Exclusively breastfed under six months","value":63.7,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Youngest child under six months living with mother","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 76, PDF page 9","notes":"Factsheet footnote 16: youngest child living with mother. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":59.6,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":65.1,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-adequate-diet","title":"Children receiving an adequate diet","value":11.3,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Youngest child aged 6–23 months living with mother","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 80, PDF page 9","notes":"NFHS survey minimum diet definition in footnote 17; breastfeeding status changes the required feeding components. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":12.3,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":11,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-stunting","title":"Children under five who are stunted","value":35.5,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children under five with valid anthropometric measurements","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 81, PDF page 9","notes":"Height-for-age below −2 standard deviations against WHO standard; overlaps with other nutrition measures and cannot be added. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":30.1,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":37.3,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-wasting","title":"Children under five who are wasted","value":19.3,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children under five with valid anthropometric measurements","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 82, PDF page 9","notes":"Weight-for-height below −2 standard deviations against WHO standard; categories overlap. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":18.5,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":19.5,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-underweight","title":"Children under five who are underweight","value":32.1,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children under five with valid anthropometric measurements","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 84, PDF page 9","notes":"Weight-for-age below −2 standard deviations against WHO standard; categories overlap. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":27.3,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":33.8,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"nfhs5-child-anaemia","title":"Children aged 6–59 months who are anaemic","value":67.1,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Children aged 6–59 months with valid haemoglobin measurements","sourceId":"nfhs5-factsheet","sourceUrl":"https://preview.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/OF43/NFHS-5_India_and_State_Factsheet_Compendium_Phase-II.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 92, PDF page 9","notes":"Haemoglobin below 11 g/dl, altitude adjusted, capillary blood. Not directly comparable to surveys using venous blood. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":64.2,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":68.3,"unit":"percent"}],"measureType":"sample survey estimate","stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"life-expectancy-birth","title":"Life expectancy at birth","value":70.6,"unit":"years","kind":"years","period":"2020–2024","universe":"Hypothetical birth cohort under mortality conditions of 2020–24","sourceId":"srs-life-2020-24","sourceUrl":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47148/download/51393/SRS-Abridged_Life_Tables_2020-2024.pdf","locator":"Statement1 p3/PDF8; Statement3 p6/PDF11","notes":"Period life expectancy, not a prediction of the lifespan of an actual person or birth cohort. At age 60 this reports additional years, not age at death. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":68.7,"unit":"years"},{"label":"Female","value":72.8,"unit":"years"},{"label":"Rural","value":69.4,"unit":"years"},{"label":"Urban","value":73.2,"unit":"years"}],"measureType":"SRS period life-table estimate","stage":"later-life","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"life-expectancy-age60","title":"Remaining life expectancy at age 60","value":18.6,"unit":"years","kind":"years","period":"2020–2024","universe":"People who have already reached exact age 60 under the period mortality schedule","sourceId":"srs-life-2020-24","sourceUrl":"https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/47148/download/51393/SRS-Abridged_Life_Tables_2020-2024.pdf","locator":"Statement5 p9/PDF14; India full table p20/PDF25","notes":"Period life expectancy, not a prediction of the lifespan of an actual person or birth cohort. At age 60 this reports additional years, not age at death. ","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":17.5,"unit":"years"},{"label":"Female","value":19.8,"unit":"years"}],"measureType":"SRS period life-table estimate","stage":"later-life","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"higher-education-enrolment-2023-24","title":"Higher education students enrolled","value":45001123,"unit":"students","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"Institutional higher education enrolment including AISHE estimation; all reported study levels","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table6, Grand Total; PDFp94 / printedT-6","notes":"Enrolment is a stock of students, not the number of people who hold a qualification. Counts retain exact table integers; format in crore/lakh for display.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":22648175,"unit":"students"},{"label":"Female","value":22352948,"unit":"students"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"higher-education-ug-enrolment-2023-24","title":"Undergraduate students enrolled","value":34582268,"unit":"students","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"Institutional higher education enrolment including AISHE estimation; all reported study levels","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table6, Undergraduate; PDFp93 / printedT-6","notes":"Enrolment is a stock of students, not the number of people who hold a qualification. Counts retain exact table integers; format in crore/lakh for display.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":17458030,"unit":"students"},{"label":"Female","value":17124238,"unit":"students"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":76.84756667072509,"shareUniverse":"AISHE estimated total enrolment, same report","shareFormula":"34582268 / 45001123 ×100"},{"id":"higher-education-pg-enrolment-2023-24","title":"Postgraduate students enrolled","value":5785852,"unit":"students","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"Institutional higher education enrolment including AISHE estimation; all reported study levels","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table6, PostGraduate; PDFp92 / printedT-6","notes":"Enrolment is a stock of students, not the number of people who hold a qualification. Counts retain exact table integers; format in crore/lakh for display.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":2532582,"unit":"students"},{"label":"Female","value":3253270,"unit":"students"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":12.857128032116,"shareUniverse":"AISHE estimated total enrolment, same report","shareFormula":"5785852 / 45001123 ×100"},{"id":"higher-education-phd-enrolment-2023-24","title":"PhD students enrolled","value":343559,"unit":"students","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"Institutional higher education enrolment including AISHE estimation; all reported study levels","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table6, PhD; PDFp92 / printedT-6","notes":"Enrolment is a stock of students, not the number of people who hold a qualification. Counts retain exact table integers; format in crore/lakh for display.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":172356,"unit":"students"},{"label":"Female","value":171203,"unit":"students"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":0.7634453922405448,"shareUniverse":"AISHE estimated total enrolment, same report","shareFormula":"343559 / 45001123 ×100"},{"id":"higher-education-ger-2023-24","title":"Higher education gross enrolment ratio","value":30,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2023–24","universe":"Higher education enrolment, regardless of student age, divided by projected population aged 18–23","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Key results and GER section; PIB release2282525 GER paragraph","notes":"GER is an enrolment ratio using projected 18–23 population, not a graduation/completion rate.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Female","value":31.2,"unit":"percent"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","representation":"enrolment-ratio"},{"id":"mba-enrolment-2023-24","title":"MBA students enrolled","value":962110,"unit":"students","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"MBA programme enrolment based on actual AISHE institution responses, all modes","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table10 programme157; PDFp122 / printedT-10","notes":"Excludes separately listed integrated MBA and MBA specialisations; enrolled students are not MBA holders.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":543259,"unit":"students"},{"label":"Female","value":418851,"unit":"students"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"higher-education-outturn-2023-24","title":"Higher education annual pass-outs, all levels","value":10953146,"unit":"annual pass-outs","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"Annual out-turn/pass-outs based on actual responding AISHE institutions, not cumulative living qualification holders","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table33 GrandTotal; PDFp190 / printedT-33","notes":"Annual programme completions are not the stock of all living graduates. Do not divide by total population as attainment; levels can include the same person in different years.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":5247310,"unit":"annual pass-outs"},{"label":"Female","value":5705836,"unit":"annual pass-outs"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"ug-outturn-2023-24","title":"Undergraduate annual pass-outs","value":7775555,"unit":"annual pass-outs","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"Annual out-turn/pass-outs based on actual responding AISHE institutions, not cumulative living qualification holders","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table33 Undergraduate; PDFp189 / printedT-33","notes":"Annual programme completions are not the stock of all living graduates. Do not divide by total population as attainment; levels can include the same person in different years.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":3765474,"unit":"annual pass-outs"},{"label":"Female","value":4010081,"unit":"annual pass-outs"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"pg-outturn-2023-24","title":"Postgraduate annual pass-outs","value":1915755,"unit":"annual pass-outs","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"Annual out-turn/pass-outs based on actual responding AISHE institutions, not cumulative living qualification holders","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table33 PostGraduate; PDFp188 / printedT-33","notes":"Annual programme completions are not the stock of all living graduates. Do not divide by total population as attainment; levels can include the same person in different years.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":804086,"unit":"annual pass-outs"},{"label":"Female","value":1111669,"unit":"annual pass-outs"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"phd-outturn-2023-24","title":"PhD annual pass-outs","value":37601,"unit":"annual pass-outs","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"Annual out-turn/pass-outs based on actual responding AISHE institutions, not cumulative living qualification holders","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table33 PhD; PDFp188 / printedT-33","notes":"Annual programme completions are not the stock of all living graduates. Do not divide by total population as attainment; levels can include the same person in different years.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":19860,"unit":"annual pass-outs"},{"label":"Female","value":17741,"unit":"annual pass-outs"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"mba-outturn-2023-24","title":"MBA annual pass-outs","value":278024,"unit":"annual pass-outs","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"MBA annual out-turn based on actual institution responses","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table34 programme154; PDFp194 / printedT-34","notes":"Annual programme completions are not the stock of all living graduates. Do not divide by total population as attainment; levels can include the same person in different years. Excludes separately listed integrated MBA and specialisations.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":153606,"unit":"annual pass-outs"},{"label":"Female","value":124418,"unit":"annual pass-outs"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"highest-education-secondary-2025","title":"Highest completed education: secondary","value":14.1,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Persons aged 15 years and above represented by PLFS 2025","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"AppendixA Table8; printedA-19 / PDFp96; secondary column","notes":"Highest level successfully completed; categories are mutually exclusive. Graduate excludes postgraduate-and-above. Sample estimates, not present-year administrative counts. No crore counts calculated from unrelated population totals.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Rural","value":13.3,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Urban","value":15.6,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Male","value":15.7,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Female","value":12.4,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"}],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"highest-education-higher-secondary-2025","title":"Highest completed education: higher secondary","value":12.8,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Persons aged 15 years and above represented by PLFS 2025","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"AppendixA Table8; printedA-19 / PDFp96; highersecondary column","notes":"Highest level successfully completed; categories are mutually exclusive. Graduate excludes postgraduate-and-above. Sample estimates, not present-year administrative counts. No crore counts calculated from unrelated population totals.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Rural","value":11.8,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Urban","value":14.9,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Male","value":14.2,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Female","value":11.6,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"}],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"highest-education-graduate-2025","title":"Highest completed education: graduate","value":10.8,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Persons aged 15 years and above represented by PLFS 2025","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"AppendixA Table8; printedA-11–A-19 / PDFpp88–96","notes":"Highest level successfully completed; categories are mutually exclusive. Graduate excludes postgraduate-and-above. Sample estimates, not present-year administrative counts. No crore counts calculated from unrelated population totals.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Rural","value":7.3,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Urban","value":18.1,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Male","value":12.4,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Female","value":9.3,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"highest-education-postgraduate-2025","title":"Highest completed education: postgraduate and above","value":3.3,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Persons aged 15 years and above represented by PLFS 2025","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"AppendixA Table8; printedA-11–A-19 / PDFpp88–96","notes":"Highest level successfully completed; categories are mutually exclusive. Graduate excludes postgraduate-and-above. Sample estimates, not present-year administrative counts. No crore counts calculated from unrelated population totals.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Rural","value":1.7,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Urban","value":6.5,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Male","value":3.4,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Female","value":3.1,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"}],"stage":"college","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"highest-education-secondary-above-2025","title":"Completed secondary and above, published Table 8 category","value":42.4,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Persons aged 15 years and above represented by PLFS 2025","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"AppendixA Table8; printedA-11–A-19 / PDFpp88–96; secondary-and-above column","notes":"Highest level successfully completed; categories are mutually exclusive. Graduate excludes postgraduate-and-above. Sample estimates, not present-year administrative counts. No crore counts calculated from unrelated population totals. Published combined category includes diploma/certificate as classified in this table. Distinct from the 67.8% attended-lowersecondary indicator.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Rural","value":35.2,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Urban","value":57.1,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Male","value":47.8,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"},{"label":"Female","value":37.2,"unit":"percent of persons aged 15+"}],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"workers-usual-status-2025","title":"Employed people aged 15+","value":616000000,"unit":"estimated people","kind":"count","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Persons aged 15 years and above; employed under usual principal plus subsidiary status","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2246009&lang=2&reg=48","locator":"Official annual report release2246009, projection-based absolute employment paragraph","notes":"Derived by MoSPI using MoHFW projected populations; rounded to 0.1 crore. Not a census count or salaried jobs.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":416000000,"unit":"estimated people"},{"label":"Female","value":200000000,"unit":"estimated people"}],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"worker-self-employed-2025","title":"Workers who are self-employed","value":56.2,"unit":"percent of usual-status workers","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Workers in usual principal plus subsidiary status; all-India","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"Statement7 and official release2246009 sections4–5","notes":"Worker composition, not share of total population. Self-employment includes unpaid household-enterprise helpers.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"worker-salaried-2025","title":"Workers in regular wage/salaried employment","value":23.6,"unit":"percent of usual-status workers","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Workers in usual principal plus subsidiary status; all-India","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"Statement7 and official release2246009 sections4–5","notes":"Worker composition, not share of total population. Self-employment includes unpaid household-enterprise helpers.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"worker-casual-2025","title":"Workers in casual labour","value":20.2,"unit":"percent of usual-status workers","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Workers in usual principal plus subsidiary status; all-India","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"Statement7 and official release2246009 sections4–5","notes":"Worker composition, not share of total population. Self-employment includes unpaid household-enterprise helpers.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"worker-agriculture-2025","title":"Workers in agriculture","value":43,"unit":"percent of usual-status workers","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Workers in usual principal plus subsidiary status; all-India","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"Statement8 and official release2246009 sections4–5","notes":"Worker composition, not share of total population. Self-employment includes unpaid household-enterprise helpers.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"worker-manufacturing-2025","title":"Workers in manufacturing","value":12.1,"unit":"percent of usual-status workers","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Workers in usual principal plus subsidiary status; all-India","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"Statement8 and official release2246009 sections4–5","notes":"Worker composition, not share of total population. Self-employment includes unpaid household-enterprise helpers.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"worker-construction-2025","title":"Workers in construction","value":12,"unit":"percent of usual-status workers","kind":"percent","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Workers in usual principal plus subsidiary status; all-India","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"Statement8 and official release2246009 sections4–5","notes":"Worker composition, not share of total population. Self-employment includes unpaid household-enterprise helpers.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"salaried-monthly-earnings-2025","title":"Mean monthly regular wage/salaried earnings","value":22699,"unit":"INR per employee per month","kind":"money","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Regular wage/salaried employees in Current Weekly Status; earnings during preceding calendar month","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"Statement11; printedp22 / PDFp52","notes":"Mean nominal earnings for this employee class, not median pay or income per Indian. Reference month precedes interview.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":24217,"unit":"INR per employee per month"},{"label":"Female","value":18353,"unit":"INR per employee per month"},{"label":"Rural","value":17841,"unit":"INR per employee per month"},{"label":"Urban","value":26247,"unit":"INR per employee per month"}],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"self-employed-monthly-earnings-2025","title":"Mean gross self-employment earnings over last 30 days","value":14861,"unit":"INR per earning self-employed person over 30 days","kind":"money","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Self-employed persons in Current Weekly Status, excluding zero-earnings/not-reported cases","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"Statement13; printedp23 / PDFp53","notes":"Gross earnings exclude zero/not-reported cases; not take-home salary, not an all-worker income estimate.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":17914,"unit":"INR per earning self-employed person over 30 days"},{"label":"Female","value":6374,"unit":"INR per earning self-employed person over 30 days"},{"label":"Rural","value":12266,"unit":"INR per earning self-employed person over 30 days"},{"label":"Urban","value":23012,"unit":"INR per earning self-employed person over 30 days"}],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"casual-daily-earnings-2025","title":"Mean daily casual-labour earnings excluding public works","value":453,"unit":"INR per day worked","kind":"money","period":"January–December 2025","universe":"Casual labour in Current Weekly Status engaged in works other than public works; earnings recorded for reference-week workdays","sourceId":"plfs-2025-revised","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/publications_reports/publications_reports1780040415321_0624fb13-fb47-40bc-b470-7c7e9635c3ef_PLFS_2025_F_REV_29052026.pdf","locator":"Statement12; printedp23 / PDFp53","notes":"Day-work mean is not monthly income; do not multiply by 30 assuming every day worked. Revised PDF differs from earlier PIB press-note male/female values.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":489,"unit":"INR per day worked"},{"label":"Female","value":324,"unit":"INR per day worked"},{"label":"Rural","value":433,"unit":"INR per day worked"},{"label":"Urban","value":549,"unit":"INR per day worked"}],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-dropout-preparatory-2025-26","title":"Preparatory-stage dropout rate, classesIII–V","value":1.8,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"Academic 2025–26","universe":"Students/stage-specific administrative enrolment represented by UDISE+; NEP structure","sourceId":"udise-2025-26","sourceUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282141&lang=2&reg=48","locator":"DropoutRate table","notes":"A school-system administrative measure. Does not track one birth cohort to adulthood. Dropout, retention, transition, GER and examination pass rates have different denominators.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-dropout-middle-2025-26","title":"Middle-stage dropout rate, classesVI–VIII","value":3.6,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"Academic 2025–26","universe":"Students/stage-specific administrative enrolment represented by UDISE+; NEP structure","sourceId":"udise-2025-26","sourceUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282141&lang=2&reg=48","locator":"DropoutRate table","notes":"A school-system administrative measure. Does not track one birth cohort to adulthood. Dropout, retention, transition, GER and examination pass rates have different denominators.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-dropout-secondary-2025-26","title":"Secondary-stage dropout rate, classesIX–XII","value":7,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"Academic 2025–26","universe":"Students/stage-specific administrative enrolment represented by UDISE+; NEP structure","sourceId":"udise-2025-26","sourceUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282141&lang=2&reg=48","locator":"DropoutRate table","notes":"A school-system administrative measure. Does not track one birth cohort to adulthood. Dropout, retention, transition, GER and examination pass rates have different denominators.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-retention-secondary-2025-26","title":"Secondary-stage retention rate","value":51.9,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"Academic 2025–26","universe":"Students/stage-specific administrative enrolment represented by UDISE+; NEP structure","sourceId":"udise-2025-26","sourceUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282141&lang=2&reg=48","locator":"StudentRetentionRate table","notes":"A school-system administrative measure. Does not track one birth cohort to adulthood. Dropout, retention, transition, GER and examination pass rates have different denominators.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-transition-middle-secondary-2025-26","title":"Transition from middle to secondary stage","value":88.3,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"Academic 2025–26","universe":"Students/stage-specific administrative enrolment represented by UDISE+; NEP structure","sourceId":"udise-2025-26","sourceUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282141&lang=2&reg=48","locator":"TransitionRate table","notes":"A school-system administrative measure. Does not track one birth cohort to adulthood. Dropout, retention, transition, GER and examination pass rates have different denominators.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-girls-share-2025-26","title":"Girls share of school enrolment","value":48.4,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"Academic 2025–26","universe":"Students/stage-specific administrative enrolment represented by UDISE+; NEP structure","sourceId":"udise-2025-26","sourceUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282141&lang=2&reg=48","locator":"FemaleRepresentation table","notes":"A school-system administrative measure. Does not track one birth cohort to adulthood. Dropout, retention, transition, GER and examination pass rates have different denominators.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"migrants-study-reason-2020-21","title":"Migrants citing pursuit of studies as migration reason","value":1.4,"unit":"percent of migrants","kind":"percent","period":"July 2020–June 2021","universe":"Migrants represented by PLFS 2020–21, classified by main reason for migration","sourceId":"migration-2020-21","sourceUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1833854&lang=2&reg=48","locator":"Statement4, to pursue studies row","notes":"Resident migrant stock, not annual student moves, not percentage of all students and not emigration only.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male migrants","value":4.7,"unit":"percent of migrants"},{"label":"Female migrants","value":0.6,"unit":"percent of migrants"}],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"migrants-employment-search-2020-21","title":"Migrants citing search for employment or better employment","value":4.8,"unit":"percent of migrants","kind":"percent","period":"July 2020–June 2021","universe":"Migrants represented by PLFS 2020–21, classified by main reason for migration","sourceId":"migration-2020-21","sourceUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1833854&lang=2&reg=48","locator":"Statement4, in search of employment row","notes":"Distinct reason category; pandemic-year stock, not annual flow.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male migrants","value":22.8,"unit":"percent of migrants"},{"label":"Female migrants","value":0.6,"unit":"percent of migrants"}],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"migrants-job-transfer-2020-21","title":"Migrants citing employment/work/business/proximity/transfer","value":4.4,"unit":"percent of migrants","kind":"percent","period":"July 2020–June 2021","universe":"Migrants represented by PLFS 2020–21, classified by main reason for migration","sourceId":"migration-2020-21","sourceUrl":"https://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1833854&lang=2&reg=48","locator":"Statement4, for employment/work row","notes":"Distinct reason category, includes transfer and business.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male migrants","value":20.1,"unit":"percent of migrants"},{"label":"Female migrants","value":0.7,"unit":"percent of migrants"}],"stage":"work","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"higher-education-regular-mode-2023-24","title":"Higher education enrolment in regular mode","value":39664479,"unit":"students","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"AISHE higher education enrolment classified by mode; regular series includes estimation","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table6a GrandTotal; PDFp97 / printedT-6a","notes":"Regular mode does not mean no digital/online resources used. Distinct from distance/private/online programme classification.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":19862804,"unit":"students"},{"label":"Female","value":19801675,"unit":"students"}],"stage":"digital","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":88.1410870568719,"shareUniverse":"AISHE estimated total enrolment, same report","shareFormula":"39664479 / 45001123 ×100"},{"id":"higher-education-distance-mode-2023-24","title":"Higher education enrolment in distance mode","value":4403920,"unit":"students","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"Distance-mode enrolment based on actual AISHE institution responses","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table6b GrandTotal; PDFp100 / printedT-6b","notes":"Distance mode is not synonymous with online study. It is a programme-mode classification.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":2290048,"unit":"students"},{"label":"Female","value":2113872,"unit":"students"}],"stage":"digital","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":9.786244667716403,"shareUniverse":"AISHE estimated total enrolment, same report","shareFormula":"4403920 / 45001123 ×100"},{"id":"higher-education-online-mode-2023-24","title":"Higher education enrolment in online mode","value":284037,"unit":"students","kind":"count","period":"2023–24","universe":"Online-mode enrolment based on actual AISHE institution responses","sourceId":"aishe-2023-24","sourceUrl":"https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s392049debbe566ca5782a3045cf300a3c/uploads/2026/07/202607131602421770.pdf","locator":"Table6d GrandTotal; PDFp105 / printedT-6d","notes":"Explicit online programme mode only; excludes students in regular or distance programmes who use digital resources.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":174042,"unit":"students"},{"label":"Female","value":109995,"unit":"students"}],"stage":"digital","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":0.6311775819461216,"shareUniverse":"AISHE estimated total enrolment, same report","shareFormula":"284037 / 45001123 ×100"},{"id":"school-enrolment-2025-26","title":"School-system enrolments, foundational through secondary stages","value":247219766,"unit":"enrolments","kind":"count","period":"Academic 2025–26","universe":"Students reported to UDISE+, NEP structure, foundational through secondary; includes pre-primary in covered schools","sourceId":"udise-2025-26","sourceUrl":"https://dashboard.udiseplus.gov.in/report2026/static/media/UDISE+2025_26_Booklet_nep.94ceae1e8c2210549d21.pdf","locator":"Detailed NEP report, section1.9, PDFp11 / printedp2","notes":"Administrative enrolment stock; not all children in India or proof of attendance. Does not trace a birth cohort.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-medium-home-language-preprimary-2017-18","title":"Pre-primary students whose medium matches the main home language","value":48,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level","kind":"percent","period":"July 2017–June 2018","universe":"Students aged 3–35 currently attending pre-primary education, rural+urban, all sexes","sourceId":"nss-education-2017-18","sourceUrl":"https://mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/Report_585_75th_round_Education_final_1507_0.pdf","locator":"Table60, rural+urban/persons/Pre-primary; PDFp1163 / printedA-844","notes":"Historical 2017–18 survey, not current 2025–26 share. Medium is the language of learning material for most non-language subjects; not home-language ability or language taught as a subject. Other-language columns exclude home-language matches: the English column does not include English-home-language students taught in English. Totals may differ 0.1 pp from rounding. Survey student controls are not contemporary population counts.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Same as main home language","value":48,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"Hindi, different from main home language","value":4.2,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"English, different from main home language","value":45,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"Other medium / not reported","value":2.7,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"}],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-medium-home-language-primary-2017-18","title":"Primary students whose medium matches the main home language","value":64.9,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level","kind":"percent","period":"July 2017–June 2018","universe":"Students aged 3–35 currently attending primary education, rural+urban, all sexes","sourceId":"nss-education-2017-18","sourceUrl":"https://mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/Report_585_75th_round_Education_final_1507_0.pdf","locator":"Table60, rural+urban/persons/Primary; PDFp1164 / printedA-845","notes":"Historical 2017–18 survey, not current 2025–26 share. Medium is the language of learning material for most non-language subjects; not home-language ability or language taught as a subject. Other-language columns exclude home-language matches: the English column does not include English-home-language students taught in English. Totals may differ 0.1 pp from rounding. Survey student controls are not contemporary population counts.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Same as main home language","value":64.9,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"Hindi, different from main home language","value":8.3,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"English, different from main home language","value":23.2,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"Other medium / not reported","value":3.5,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"}],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-medium-home-language-upper-primary-2017-18","title":"Upper primary/middle students whose medium matches the main home language","value":67.8,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level","kind":"percent","period":"July 2017–June 2018","universe":"Students aged 3–35 currently attending upper primary/middle education, rural+urban, all sexes","sourceId":"nss-education-2017-18","sourceUrl":"https://mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/Report_585_75th_round_Education_final_1507_0.pdf","locator":"Table60, rural+urban/persons/Upper primary/middle; PDFp1165 / printedA-846","notes":"Historical 2017–18 survey, not current 2025–26 share. Medium is the language of learning material for most non-language subjects; not home-language ability or language taught as a subject. Other-language columns exclude home-language matches: the English column does not include English-home-language students taught in English. Totals may differ 0.1 pp from rounding. Survey student controls are not contemporary population counts.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Same as main home language","value":67.8,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"Hindi, different from main home language","value":7.6,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"English, different from main home language","value":21,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"Other medium / not reported","value":3.6,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"}],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-medium-home-language-secondary-2017-18","title":"Secondary students whose medium matches the main home language","value":68.1,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level","kind":"percent","period":"July 2017–June 2018","universe":"Students aged 3–35 currently attending secondary education, rural+urban, all sexes","sourceId":"nss-education-2017-18","sourceUrl":"https://mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/Report_585_75th_round_Education_final_1507_0.pdf","locator":"Table60, rural+urban/persons/Secondary; PDFp1166 / printedA-847","notes":"Historical 2017–18 survey, not current 2025–26 share. Medium is the language of learning material for most non-language subjects; not home-language ability or language taught as a subject. Other-language columns exclude home-language matches: the English column does not include English-home-language students taught in English. Totals may differ 0.1 pp from rounding. Survey student controls are not contemporary population counts.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Same as main home language","value":68.1,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"Hindi, different from main home language","value":7.6,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"English, different from main home language","value":20.9,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"Other medium / not reported","value":3.3,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"}],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"school-medium-home-language-higher-secondary-2017-18","title":"Higher secondary students whose medium matches the main home language","value":62,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level","kind":"percent","period":"July 2017–June 2018","universe":"Students aged 3–35 currently attending higher secondary education, rural+urban, all sexes","sourceId":"nss-education-2017-18","sourceUrl":"https://mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/Report_585_75th_round_Education_final_1507_0.pdf","locator":"Table60, rural+urban/persons/Higher secondary; PDFp1167 / printedA-848","notes":"Historical 2017–18 survey, not current 2025–26 share. Medium is the language of learning material for most non-language subjects; not home-language ability or language taught as a subject. Other-language columns exclude home-language matches: the English column does not include English-home-language students taught in English. Totals may differ 0.1 pp from rounding. Survey student controls are not contemporary population counts.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Same as main home language","value":62,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"Hindi, different from main home language","value":6.8,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"English, different from main home language","value":29.1,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"},{"label":"Other medium / not reported","value":2,"unit":"percent of currently attending students at this level"}],"stage":"school","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"households-with-smartphone-2025","title":"Households with at least one smartphone","value":85.5,"unit":"percent of households","kind":"percent","period":"January–March 2025","universe":"All households represented by CMS Telecom 2025","sourceId":"cms-telecom-2025","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/CMST_report_m.pdf","locator":"Statement 13, printed page 24 / PDF page 35; smartphone-only plus both-phone-types categories. National headline also in the 29 May PIB release.","notes":"Household possession does not establish that each member personally owns or can independently use a smartphone. Rural and urban figures are calculated by adding mutually exclusive categories printed to one decimal; rounding is retained.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Rural","value":82.1,"unit":"percent of households"},{"label":"Urban","value":91.3,"unit":"percent of households"},{"label":"India","value":85.5,"unit":"percent of households"}],"checked":"2026-10-11","reused":true,"stage":"digital","geography":"India"},{"id":"personal-mobile-ownership-age15plus-2025","title":"People aged 15+ who personally own a mobile phone","value":70.2,"unit":"percent of people aged 15+","kind":"percent","period":"January–March 2025","universe":"People aged 15 and above represented by the survey","sourceId":"cms-telecom-2025","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/CMST_report_m.pdf","locator":"Statement 2, printed page 7 / PDF page 18; Appendix A Table 2, printed A15 / PDF page 54","notes":"Includes smartphones and other mobile phones. Ownership requires a device with an active SIM for personal use and does not require registration in the individual’s name. A shared phone is assigned using the majority-use rule.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Rural, all sexes","value":64.6,"unit":"percent of people aged 15+"},{"label":"Urban, all sexes","value":81.2,"unit":"percent of people aged 15+"},{"label":"India, male","value":83.9,"unit":"percent of people aged 15+"},{"label":"India, female","value":56.2,"unit":"percent of people aged 15+"}],"checked":"2026-10-11","reused":true,"stage":"digital","geography":"India"},{"id":"household-internet-access-2025","title":"Households with internet access within their premises","value":86.3,"unit":"percent of households","kind":"percent","period":"January–March 2025","universe":"All households represented by CMS Telecom 2025","sourceId":"cms-telecom-2025","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/CMST_report_m.pdf","locator":"Statement 14, printed page 24 / PDF page 35; Appendix A Table 14, A98–A100 / PDF pages 137–139","notes":"Includes access using a mobile network; this is not fixed broadband penetration or the proportion of individuals who used the internet.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Rural","value":83.3,"unit":"percent of households"},{"label":"Urban","value":91.6,"unit":"percent of households"},{"label":"India","value":86.3,"unit":"percent of households"}],"checked":"2026-10-11","reused":true,"stage":"digital","geography":"India"},{"id":"internet-use-age15plus-2025","title":"People aged 15+ who used the internet in the preceding three months","value":70,"unit":"percent of people aged 15+","kind":"percent","period":"January–March 2025","universe":"People aged 15 and above represented by the survey","sourceId":"cms-telecom-2025","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/CMST_report_m.pdf","locator":"Statement 3, printed page 8 / PDF page 19","notes":"At least one use from any location, on any device and for any purpose; not daily use, paid subscription or independent access.","breakdowns":[{"label":"India, male","value":76.7,"unit":"percent of people aged 15+"},{"label":"India, female","value":63.1,"unit":"percent of people aged 15+"}],"checked":"2026-10-11","reused":true,"stage":"digital","geography":"India"},{"id":"internet-use-age15to29-2025","title":"Young people aged 15–29 who used the internet in the preceding three months","value":93.6,"unit":"percent of people aged 15–29","kind":"percent","period":"January–March 2025","universe":"People aged 15–29 represented by the survey","sourceId":"cms-telecom-2025","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/CMST_report_m.pdf","locator":"Statement 3, printed page 8 / PDF page 19; Figure 3.1, printed page 9 / PDF page 20; official PIB release key highlights","notes":"An age-specific rate. It must not be relabelled as the share of all Indians using the internet. We use 93.6% from the report’s age-specific tables. The accompanying PIB summary gives 94.3% for ages 15–29; the detailed report gives 94.3% for ages 15–24. The figures shown here follow Statement 3 and Appendix A Table 3.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Rural","value":92.7,"unit":"percent of people aged 15–29"},{"label":"Urban","value":95.7,"unit":"percent of people aged 15–29"},{"label":"India","value":93.6,"unit":"percent of people aged 15–29"}],"checked":"2026-10-11","reused":true,"stage":"digital","geography":"India"},{"id":"smartphone-among-mobile-owners-age15plus-2025","title":"Mobile-phone owners aged 15+ who own a smartphone","value":81.9,"unit":"percent of mobile-phone owners aged 15+","kind":"percent","period":"January–March 2025","universe":"People aged 15+ who personally own any mobile phone, represented by CMS Telecom","sourceId":"cms-telecom-2025","sourceUrl":"https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/CMST_report_m.pdf","locator":"Statement 2.1, printed page 8 / PDF page 19, age 15+ row; smartphone and both columns","notes":"Conditional on already owning a mobile phone: the denominator is mobile-phone owners aged 15+, not all people aged 15+ or all residents. Calculated by adding the source’s mutually exclusive smartphone-only and both-phone-types categories: India 79.9 + 2.0 = 81.9; rural 76.0 + 1.9 = 77.9; urban 85.9 + 2.1 = 88.0. Inputs are rounded survey estimates. The three India categories sum to 100.1 because of rounding. No number of smartphone owners or whole-population rate has been inferred.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Rural","value":77.9,"unit":"percent of mobile-phone owners aged 15+"},{"label":"Urban","value":88,"unit":"percent of mobile-phone owners aged 15+"},{"label":"India","value":81.9,"unit":"percent of mobile-phone owners aged 15+"}],"checked":"2026-10-11","reused":true,"stage":"digital","geography":"India"},{"id":"children-one-both-parents-dead","title":"Children with one or both parents dead","value":4.6,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"De jure children under age 18 represented by household survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 2.20, printed pp56–57; PDF pp92–93","notes":"Includes one parent dead with missing information about survival of the other. Household survey coverage does not enumerate every child in institutional care. No current national headcount inferred.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":4.4,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":4.6,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Male","value":4.6,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Female","value":4.5,"unit":"percent"}],"stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"children-both-parents-dead","title":"Children with both parents dead","value":0.4,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"De jure children under age 18 represented by household survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 2.20, printed pp56–57; PDF pp92–93","notes":"Both parents deceased is distinct from loss of one parent, living apart from parents or children in care. Rounded survey estimate.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"children-living-both-parents","title":"Children living with both parents","value":82,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"De jure children under age 18 represented by household survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 2.20, printed pp56–57; PDF pp92–93","notes":"","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":86.8,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":80.1,"unit":"percent"}],"stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"children-not-living-biological-parent","title":"Children not living with a biological parent","value":3,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"De jure children under age 18 represented by household survey","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 2.20, printed pp56–57; PDF pp92–93","notes":"Living arrangement does not establish orphanhood; parents may be alive.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"childhood","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"women-median-first-marriage","title":"Women: median age at first marriage","value":18.8,"unit":"years","kind":"years","period":"2019–21","universe":"Women aged 25–49 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 6.3.1, printed p218 / PDF p254","notes":"Retrospective median among this age group, not the average age of newlyweds in 2026.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":20.1,"unit":"years"},{"label":"Rural","value":18.2,"unit":"years"}],"stage":"relationships","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"men-median-first-marriage","title":"Men: median age at first marriage","value":24.9,"unit":"years","kind":"years","period":"2019–21","universe":"Men aged 25–49 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 6.3.2, printed p219 / PDF p255","notes":"Retrospective median. The urban median for men aged 25–49 is suppressed by the report; do not impute it.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"relationships","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"women-first-sex-median","title":"Women: median age at first sexual intercourse","value":18.9,"unit":"years","kind":"years","period":"2019–21","universe":"Women aged 25–49 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 6.8.1, printed p224 / PDF p260","notes":"Self-reported sensitive information; recall and disclosure affect estimates. This is a retrospective median, not an expected age or judgement of anyone’s choices.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":20.2,"unit":"years"},{"label":"Rural","value":18.5,"unit":"years"}],"stage":"relationships","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"men-first-sex-median","title":"Men: median age at first sexual intercourse","value":24.8,"unit":"years","kind":"years","period":"2019–21","universe":"Men aged 25–49 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 6.8.2, printed p225 / PDF p261","notes":"Self-reported sensitive information; recall and disclosure affect estimates. No national count of people having sex inferred.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"relationships","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"women-married-before18","title":"Women aged 20–24 married before 18","value":23.3,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Women aged 20–24 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"India factsheet indicator 25","notes":"Historical NFHS-5 rate for this age group; not the fraction of all current marriages involving a child.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"relationships","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"women-alcohol-nfhs5","title":"Women who drink alcohol","value":0.7,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Women aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Tables 11.11.1–11.11.2, printed pp468–469 / PDF pp504–505","notes":"Self-reported current alcohol use. Not all adults aged 15+, heavy drinking, dependence or age of starting alcohol.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":0.4,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":0.9,"unit":"percent"}],"stage":"habits","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"women-cigarette-nfhs5","title":"Women who smoke cigarettes","value":0.1,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Women aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 11.7, printed p461 / PDF p497","notes":"Self-reported cigarette use; not all tobacco use. Product categories may overlap and must not be summed.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":0.1,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":0.1,"unit":"percent"}],"stage":"habits","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"women-bidi-nfhs5","title":"Women who smoke bidis","value":0.1,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Women aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 11.7, printed p461 / PDF p497","notes":"Self-reported bidi use; not all smoking or all tobacco use. A rounded 0.0 does not prove no users.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":0,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":0.2,"unit":"percent"}],"stage":"habits","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"men-alcohol-nfhs5","title":"Men who drink alcohol","value":22.4,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Men aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Tables 11.11.1–11.11.2, printed pp468–469 / PDF pp504–505","notes":"Self-reported current alcohol use. Not all adults aged 15+, heavy drinking, dependence or age of starting alcohol.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":22.1,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":22.6,"unit":"percent"}],"stage":"habits","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"men-cigarette-nfhs5","title":"Men who smoke cigarettes","value":13.2,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Men aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 11.7, printed p461 / PDF p497","notes":"Self-reported cigarette use; not all tobacco use. Product categories may overlap and must not be summed.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":14.6,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":12.5,"unit":"percent"}],"stage":"habits","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"men-bidi-nfhs5","title":"Men who smoke bidis","value":7,"unit":"percent","kind":"percent","period":"2019–21","universe":"Men aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5","sourceId":"nfhs5-full-life","sourceUrl":"https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR375/FR375.pdf","locator":"Table 11.7, printed p461 / PDF p497","notes":"Self-reported bidi use; not all smoking or all tobacco use. A rounded 0.0 does not prove no users.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Urban","value":4.5,"unit":"percent"},{"label":"Rural","value":8.3,"unit":"percent"}],"stage":"habits","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"pan-individuals-2026","title":"PAN allotments to individuals","value":838315947,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"PAN database records classified as individual","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.1 p2; Table 1.2 p3","notes":"Allotted PANs, not income-tax payers, return filers or a count of resident adult citizens. Sex shares recalculated from exact table counts; rounding in the published percentage column is not reused.","breakdowns":[{"label":"Male","value":469447809,"unit":"PAN allotments","share":55.998911947216},{"label":"Female","value":368844254,"unit":"PAN allotments","share":43.99823900761368},{"label":"Transgender","value":23884,"unit":"PAN allotments","share":0.002849045170316914}],"stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"pan-all-statuses-2026","title":"PAN allotments across all statuses","value":855946611,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"All PAN database entity statuses, including companies, firms and individuals","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.1, PDF p2","notes":"Includes non-person entities. Do not call this a count of people.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"pan-aadhaar-linked-2026","title":"PANs linked with Aadhaar","value":724692528,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"PANs described as Aadhaar-linked in the release","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.1 note3, PDF p2","notes":"Administrative linkage count; not Aadhaar population coverage or a new count of taxpayers.","breakdowns":[],"stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"pan-age-0","title":"Individual PANs: 18 or younger","value":19677887,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"Individual PAN allotments; age as on 31 March 2026","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.2, PDF p3","notes":"Derived sum of male, female and transgender counts within the same age bracket. This is the age composition of allotted individual PANs, not national population coverage.","breakdowns":[],"formula":"Sum of the three published gender counts for age bracket 18 or younger","stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":2.3473115441045045,"shareUniverse":"all individual PAN allotments"},{"id":"pan-age-1","title":"Individual PANs: Over 18 to 20","value":26960705,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"Individual PAN allotments; age as on 31 March 2026","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.2, PDF p3","notes":"Derived sum of male, female and transgender counts within the same age bracket. This is the age composition of allotted individual PANs, not national population coverage.","breakdowns":[],"formula":"Sum of the three published gender counts for age bracket Over 18 to 20","stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":3.2160553662949702,"shareUniverse":"all individual PAN allotments"},{"id":"pan-age-2","title":"Individual PANs: Over 20 to 30","value":191628218,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"Individual PAN allotments; age as on 31 March 2026","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.2, PDF p3","notes":"Derived sum of male, female and transgender counts within the same age bracket. This is the age composition of allotted individual PANs, not national population coverage.","breakdowns":[],"formula":"Sum of the three published gender counts for age bracket Over 20 to 30","stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":22.85871081013803,"shareUniverse":"all individual PAN allotments"},{"id":"pan-age-3","title":"Individual PANs: Over 30 to 40","value":199613326,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"Individual PAN allotments; age as on 31 March 2026","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.2, PDF p3","notes":"Derived sum of male, female and transgender counts within the same age bracket. This is the age composition of allotted individual PANs, not national population coverage.","breakdowns":[],"formula":"Sum of the three published gender counts for age bracket Over 30 to 40","stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":23.811228536727334,"shareUniverse":"all individual PAN allotments"},{"id":"pan-age-4","title":"Individual PANs: Over 40 to 50","value":156510757,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"Individual PAN allotments; age as on 31 March 2026","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.2, PDF p3","notes":"Derived sum of male, female and transgender counts within the same age bracket. This is the age composition of allotted individual PANs, not national population coverage.","breakdowns":[],"formula":"Sum of the three published gender counts for age bracket Over 40 to 50","stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":18.66966238207562,"shareUniverse":"all individual PAN allotments"},{"id":"pan-age-5","title":"Individual PANs: Over 50 to 60","value":114671670,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"Individual PAN allotments; age as on 31 March 2026","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.2, PDF p3","notes":"Derived sum of male, female and transgender counts within the same age bracket. This is the age composition of allotted individual PANs, not national population coverage.","breakdowns":[],"formula":"Sum of the three published gender counts for age bracket Over 50 to 60","stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":13.678812911810207,"shareUniverse":"all individual PAN allotments"},{"id":"pan-age-6","title":"Individual PANs: Over 60 to 70","value":71305789,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"Individual PAN allotments; age as on 31 March 2026","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.2, PDF p3","notes":"Derived sum of male, female and transgender counts within the same age bracket. This is the age composition of allotted individual PANs, not national population coverage.","breakdowns":[],"formula":"Sum of the three published gender counts for age bracket Over 60 to 70","stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":8.505837119665339,"shareUniverse":"all individual PAN allotments"},{"id":"pan-age-7","title":"Individual PANs: Over 70 to 80","value":41486110,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"Individual PAN allotments; age as on 31 March 2026","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.2, PDF p3","notes":"Derived sum of male, female and transgender counts within the same age bracket. This is the age composition of allotted individual PANs, not national population coverage.","breakdowns":[],"formula":"Sum of the three published gender counts for age bracket Over 70 to 80","stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":4.948743984706759,"shareUniverse":"all individual PAN allotments"},{"id":"pan-age-8","title":"Individual PANs: Over 80","value":16461485,"unit":"PAN allotments","kind":"count","period":"31 March 2026","universe":"Individual PAN allotments; age as on 31 March 2026","sourceId":"pan-march2026","sourceUrl":"https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/documents/81799/15285311/Income+Tax+Department+PAN+Allotment+Statistics+Up+to+31-03-2026+latest.pdf/d78be43a-50fc-7f72-2dab-00ca3c552ac3?t=1779186012302","locator":"Table 1.2, PDF p3","notes":"Derived sum of male, female and transgender counts within the same age bracket. This is the age composition of allotted individual PANs, not national population coverage.","breakdowns":[],"formula":"Sum of the three published gender counts for age bracket Over 80","stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-16","share":1.9636373444772366,"shareUniverse":"all individual PAN allotments"},{"id":"valid-passports-2024","title":"Passports issued and currently valid","value":92624661,"unit":"valid passports","kind":"count","period":"8 February 2024 answer","universe":"Valid issued passports reported by MEA","sourceId":"mea-passports-2024","sourceUrl":"https://www.sansad.in/getFile/annex/263/AU705.pdf?source=pqars","locator":"Rajya Sabha unstarred question705, answer(a), 8 February2024, p1","notes":"Historical official benchmark; no 2026 stock verified for this edition. Issuance/renewal totals are flows, not valid-holder stock. State sex annexure totals do not reconcile to answer(a), so no sex percentage is derived. No resident-population percentage inferred.","stage":"identity","geography":"India","checked":"2026-10-17","breakdowns":[]}]}