India vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
India
95.8%
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
86.2%
in 2024
India rank
57th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
60th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- India
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
India currently reports 95.8% against 86.2% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 9.6%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 57th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 60th of 190 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.9% | 83.6% | 14.3% | India |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 85.3% | 12.8% | India |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 87.2% | 10.0% | India |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 86.4% | 7.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, India or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- India, at 95.8% against 86.2% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between India and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 9.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do India and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- India ranks 57th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 60th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, 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