Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in India
India: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 66.1% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in India, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in India is 66.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in India peaked at 66.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1981.
That places India 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 21.5% | 18.4% | 24.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 25.2% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 30.8% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 43.9% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 60.7% | 66.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in India?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in India was 66.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1981.
- How does India rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- India ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release