Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in India
India: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 12.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in India, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
India recorded 12.2% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in India peaked at 12.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1971.
India ranks 88th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in India, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3% | — |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +212.4% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +574.1% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +32.1% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 12.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in India?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in India was 12.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1971.
- How does India rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- India ranks 88th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 post-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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.