NIF Progress Report 2025: SDG Gains and UNESCO SDG-4 Gaps
Why in the news
MoSPI issued the report on the 19th National Statistics Day, while a UNESCO SDG-4 scorecard flagged education gaps.
NIF progress (data 2015-16 to 2024-25)
| Indicator | Earlier | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Social protection | 22% (2016) | 64.3% (2025) |
| GVA per agri worker | ₹61,247 | ₹94,110 |
| Gini, rural | 0.283 | 0.237 |
| Gini, urban | 0.363 | 0.284 |
| Forest cover | 21.34% (2015) | 21.76% (2023) |
| Renewable share | 16.02% | 22.13% |
UNESCO SDG-4 gaps
- Reading: benchmark 56%, actual about 45%.
- Spending: 3.1% of GDP (2023) versus 4% SDG benchmark and 6% NEP 2020 goal.
- Out-of-school youth aged 15-17: 21%, against 13% for South Asia.
- Gender gap: 2.3%, better than South Asia’s 3.4%.
Exam angle
- Issuing body: MoSPI; indicators: 284.