Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in India
India: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 31.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.00 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
32.55 million
in 2016
All-time low
15.70 million
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2025
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in India, 1994–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
India recorded 31.00 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in India peaked at 32.55 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.70 million, in 1994.
That places India 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 15.70 million | — |
| 1995 | 15.77 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 18.43 million | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 18.72 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 16.52 million | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 16.98 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 17.52 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 18.74 million | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 20.58 million | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 21.49 million | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 22.95 million | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 23.36 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.28 million | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 26.06 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 26.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 27.59 million | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 29.25 million | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 29.89 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 31.33 million | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 32.35 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 32.35 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.55 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.07 million | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 31.72 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.07 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 31.45 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.92 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 32.34 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.77 million | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 30.63 million | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 31.00 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.03 million | 15.70 million | 18.72 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.90 million | 16.98 million | 26.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.02 million | 27.59 million | 32.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.35 million | 30.63 million | 32.34 million | 6 |
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More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in India?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in India was 31.00 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 32.55 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.70 million in 1994.
- How does India rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- India ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release