Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.6261 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 0.6261 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India peaked at 0.6298 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.105 GPIA, in 1971.
India ranks 75th of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.105 GPIA | 0.105 GPIA | 0.105 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5164 GPIA | 0.4642 GPIA | 0.5644 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.619 GPIA | 0.6009 GPIA | 0.6298 GPIA | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (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 0.6261 GPIA 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 0.6298 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.105 GPIA in 1971.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- India ranks 75th out of 94 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 34.9%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release