Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in India
India: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0442 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in India, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in India stood at 0.0442 units per person.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in India peaked at 0.047 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 units per person, in 1971.
That places India 76th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0106 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0109 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0112 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.012 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0121 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0124 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0127 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0138 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0148 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0153 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0174 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0173 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0187 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0186 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0189 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0192 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0247 units per person | +28.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0254 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0253 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0255 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0263 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0254 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0266 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0267 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0282 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0309 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0317 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0333 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0338 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0355 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0376 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0375 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0395 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0415 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.043 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0438 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.047 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0464 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0469 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0453 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0455 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0449 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.045 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0456 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0462 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0446 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0436 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0442 units per person | +1.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0442 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0413 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0442 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0453 units per person, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +28.7% | 0.0192 units per person | 0.0247 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0192 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 0.0263 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0322 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0376 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0444 units per person | 0.0395 units per person | 0.047 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0449 units per person | 0.0436 units per person | 0.0462 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in India?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in India was 0.0442 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.047 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 1971.
- How does India rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita?
- India ranks 76th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.