Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 12.4% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in India, 1994β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in India is 12.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in India peaked at 12.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1994.
That places India 99th out of 129 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.0% | 11.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 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 12.4% 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 12.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1994.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- India ranks 99th out of 129 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 25.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release