Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5619 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India, 1994β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India is 0.5619 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India peaked at 0.5619 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1823 LPIA, in 1994.
India ranks 65th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1823 LPIA | 0.1823 LPIA | 0.1823 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2225 LPIA | 0.2109 LPIA | 0.2341 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.412 LPIA | 0.3938 LPIA | 0.4301 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5031 LPIA | 0.4663 LPIA | 0.5619 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 62 South Africa 0.5904 LPIA compare
- 63 Costa Rica 0.5819 LPIA compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 0.5739 LPIA compare
- 66 Belize 0.5593 LPIA compare
- 67 Bangladesh 0.5552 LPIA compare
- 68 Uruguay 0.5288 LPIA compare
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 0.5619 LPIA 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 0.5619 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1823 LPIA in 1994.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- India ranks 65th out of 105 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 42.7%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release