Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India
India: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 52.7% 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 52.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India peaked at 52.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1971.
India ranks 99th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in India, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.0% | — |
| 1981 | 16.2% | +221.8% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | +131.4% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 37.6% | 46.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 49.3% | 52.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 96 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54.0% compare
- 97 Thailand 53.6% compare
- 98 Nigeria 53.4% compare
- 100 Costa Rica 52.4% compare
- 101 Belize 52.2% compare
- 102 El Salvador 49.2% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (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 52.7% 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 52.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1971.
- How does India rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- India ranks 99th out of 134 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 40.3%. 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+, total (%) (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.