Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2975 LPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in India, 1994β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in India stood at 0.2975 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in India peaked at 0.2975 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1372 LPIA, in 1994.
That places India 72nd out of 93 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1372 LPIA | 0.1372 LPIA | 0.1372 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1605 LPIA | 0.1533 LPIA | 0.1677 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2111 LPIA | 0.1652 LPIA | 0.2663 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2975 LPIA | 0.2975 LPIA | 0.2975 LPIA | 1 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in India?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in India was 0.2975 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2975 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1372 LPIA in 1994.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- India ranks 72nd out of 93 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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