Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.468 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India stood at 0.468 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India peaked at 0.468 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0814 LPIA, in 1994.
That places India 73rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in India, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0814 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.106 LPIA | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1474 LPIA | +39.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2793 LPIA | +89.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3437 LPIA | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3791 LPIA | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4019 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.468 LPIA | +16.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.468 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3944 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0814 LPIA | 0.0814 LPIA | 0.0814 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1267 LPIA | 0.106 LPIA | 0.1474 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3115 LPIA | 0.2793 LPIA | 0.3437 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4164 LPIA | 0.3791 LPIA | 0.468 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (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 0.468 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 0.468 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0814 LPIA in 1994.
- How does India rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- India ranks 73rd out of 103 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 67.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release