India vs WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
India
34.4%
in 2025
WB: Early-demographic Dividend
36.3%
in 2024
India rank
110th
WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank
111th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- India
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend
How they compare
WB: Early-demographic Dividend currently reports 36.3% against 34.4% in India, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes WB: Early-demographic Dividend's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was India ahead.
India ranks 110th and WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 111th of 194 countries.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | WB: Early-demographic Dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 5.2% | 0.2% | WB: Early-demographic Dividend |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 7.1% | 1.5% | WB: Early-demographic Dividend |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 9.5% | 3.5% | WB: Early-demographic Dividend |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 15.8% | 3.6% | WB: Early-demographic Dividend |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 27.6% | 1.9% | WB: Early-demographic Dividend |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 34.3% | 1.8% | WB: Early-demographic Dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, India or WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend, at 36.3% against 34.4% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between India and WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- 1.9%, with WB: Early-demographic Dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do India and WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- India ranks 110th and WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 111th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release