Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in India
India: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) was 91.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in India, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 91.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in India peaked at 91.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1981.
India ranks 85th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.5% | 16.3% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 30.5% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 46.6% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 68.6% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 86.5% | 91.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 82 Tonga 92.4% compare
- 83 Egypt, Arab Republic of 91.7% compare
- 84 Kiribati 91.5% compare
- 86 Netherlands, The 91.3% compare
- 87 Luxembourg 90.8% compare
- 88 Vietnam 90.8% compare
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in India?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in India was 91.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1981.
- How does India rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- India ranks 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release