Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in India
India: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.967 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.967 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
132nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.967 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3457 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India stood at 0.967 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India peaked at 0.967 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3457 modelled data, in 1981.
That places India 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in India, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3457 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3644 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3758 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3904 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4053 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4191 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4308 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4441 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4523 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4584 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4648 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4712 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4816 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4984 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5168 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5352 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5548 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5782 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6018 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6271 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.645 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6576 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6733 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6915 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7054 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.71 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7188 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7342 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7527 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7691 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7842 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8028 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8213 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8426 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8579 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8709 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8817 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8958 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9077 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9186 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9308 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9431 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9524 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9587 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.967 modelled data | +0.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.967 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- India's 0.967 modelled data is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.01 modelled data, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4031 modelled data | 0.3457 modelled data | 0.4523 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5161 modelled data | 0.4584 modelled data | 0.6018 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6916 modelled data | 0.6271 modelled data | 0.7527 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8434 modelled data | 0.7691 modelled data | 0.9077 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9451 modelled data | 0.9186 modelled data | 0.967 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India was 0.967 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.967 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3457 modelled data in 1981.
- How does India rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- India ranks 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release