Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India
India: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 62.0% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India is 62.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India peaked at 62.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1971.
That places India 87th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.2% | — |
| 1981 | 24.3% | +197.0% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | +94.3% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 47.1% | 56.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.7% | 62.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India was 62.0% 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 62.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1971.
- How does India rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- India ranks 87th out of 132 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 31.6%. 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+, male (%) (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.