Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.798 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India, 1994β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India is 0.798 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India peaked at 0.7993 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4946 GPIA, in 1994.
That places India 88th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4946 GPIA | 0.4946 GPIA | 0.4946 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5855 GPIA | 0.5688 GPIA | 0.6021 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7367 GPIA | 0.7186 GPIA | 0.7548 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7873 GPIA | 0.7647 GPIA | 0.7993 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 upper secondary education or in India?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India was 0.798 GPIA 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 0.7993 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4946 GPIA in 1994.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- India ranks 88th out of 107 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 11.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release