Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 24.5% in 2023. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India, 1994β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India stood at 24.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.4% on the previous year and up 389.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India peaked at 24.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1994.
That places India 71st out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 4.2% | 15.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 10.4% | 24.5% | 4 |
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 upper secondary education or in India?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India was 24.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1994.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- India ranks 71st out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release