India vs UNICEF: Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
India
4.2%
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
17.4%
in 2024
India rank
137th
UNICEF: Africa rank
138th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- India
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Africa currently reports 17.4% against 4.2% in India, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 4.1 times India's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.
India ranks 137th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 138th of 168 countries.
UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 27.3% | 25.1% | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 17.5% | 14.7% | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 17.9% | 11.4% | UNICEF: Africa |
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 UNICEF: Africa?
- UNICEF: Africa, at 17.4% against 4.2% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between India and UNICEF: Africa?
- 13.2%, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and UNICEF: Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do India and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- India ranks 137th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 138th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational 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