Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.6557 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India is 0.6557 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India peaked at 0.6557 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1329 LPIA, in 1971.
India ranks 57th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1329 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.4977 LPIA | +274.5% |
| 2016 | 0.553 LPIA | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5617 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6055 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6094 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.614 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6557 LPIA | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1329 LPIA | 0.1329 LPIA | 0.1329 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5545 LPIA | 0.4977 LPIA | 0.6055 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6264 LPIA | 0.6094 LPIA | 0.6557 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in India?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India was 0.6557 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6557 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1329 LPIA in 1971.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- India ranks 57th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release