Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.6965 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India is 0.6965 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India peaked at 0.6982 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2025 GPIA, in 1971.
That places India 109th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2025 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.315 GPIA | +55.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5887 GPIA | +86.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5942 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6539 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.639 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.682 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6982 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6965 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2025 GPIA | 0.2025 GPIA | 0.2025 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.315 GPIA | 0.315 GPIA | 0.315 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.619 GPIA | 0.5887 GPIA | 0.6539 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6922 GPIA | 0.682 GPIA | 0.6982 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)
- 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 0.6965 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 0.6982 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2025 GPIA in 1971.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- India ranks 109th out of 131 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 18.3%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release