Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India

India: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5859 GPIA in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5859 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
89th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5874 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.1711 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
8
1994–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India, 1994–2023

0.20.30.40.50.61994200820231994: 0.171 GPIA2000: 0.221 GPIA2005: 0.306 GPIA2011: 0.421 GPIA2018: 0.523 GPIA2020: 0.541 GPIA2022: 0.587 GPIA2023: 0.586 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India stood at 0.5859 GPIA.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India peaked at 0.5874 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1711 GPIA, in 1994.

India ranks 89th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1711 GPIA 0.1711 GPIA 0.1711 GPIA 1
2000s 0.2633 GPIA 0.2206 GPIA 0.3059 GPIA 2
2010s 0.472 GPIA 0.4208 GPIA 0.5231 GPIA 2
2020s 0.5715 GPIA 0.5412 GPIA 0.5874 GPIA 3

Countries ranked near India

  1. 86 Madagascar, Republic of 0.6271 GPIA compare
  2. 87 Peru 0.61 GPIA compare
  3. 88 Zimbabwe 0.5987 GPIA compare
  4. 90 Burundi 0.5543 GPIA compare
  5. 91 Cambodia 0.5389 GPIA compare
  6. 92 Nigeria 0.5344 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

More education data for India

All data for India β†’

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 0.5859 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 0.5874 GPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1711 GPIA in 1994.
How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
India ranks 89th 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 39.2%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
107 places, 1,631 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release