Enrolment in secondary education, male in India
India: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 68.40 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
68.40 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 218 countries
All-time high
74.09 million
in 2021
All-time low
15.24 million
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2025
Enrolment in secondary education, male in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, male in India is 68.40 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in India peaked at 74.09 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.24 million, in 1971.
That places India 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.24 million | — |
| 1972 | 15.75 million | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 16.27 million | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 17.18 million | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 17.62 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 18.29 million | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 18.84 million | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 21.08 million | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 22.36 million | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 23.97 million | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 25.06 million | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 27.24 million | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 29.67 million | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 29.84 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 30.27 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 30.76 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 39.43 million | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 40.23 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 40.93 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 41.70 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 42.60 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 40.70 million | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 42.92 million | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 43.59 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 45.23 million | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 46.56 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 48.56 million | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 50.98 million | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 51.89 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 53.81 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 56.41 million | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 55.11 million | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 58.56 million | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 61.43 million | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 64.16 million | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 62.60 million | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 67.77 million | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 67.88 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.15 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 68.19 million | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 69.17 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 68.54 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.82 million | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 74.09 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 73.23 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.24 million | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 68.18 million | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 68.40 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.03 million | 15.24 million | 18.84 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 26.69 million | 21.08 million | 30.76 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.93 million | 39.43 million | 42.60 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.51 million | 42.92 million | 56.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.74 million | 58.56 million | 69.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.83 million | 68.18 million | 74.09 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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 secondary education, male in India?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in India was 68.40 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 74.09 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.24 million in 1971.
- How does India rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- India ranks 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release