Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in India
India: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 14.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in India, 1994–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
India recorded 14.9% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in India peaked at 14.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1994.
That places India 87th out of 129 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in India, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.6% | — |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.5% | 14.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.76 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in India?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in India was 14.9% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1994.
- How does India rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- India ranks 87th out of 129 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.