Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India
India: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 43.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India stood at 43.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India peaked at 43.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1971.
That places India 101st out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.7% | — |
| 1981 | 7.6% | +361.9% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +263.3% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 27.7% | 36.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 40.1% | 43.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.14 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0911 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India was 43.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1971.
- How does India rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- India ranks 101st out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.