Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in India
India: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 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.
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
- 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 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