Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in India
India: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 35.41 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in India, 1994–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in India is 35.41 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in India peaked at 40.01 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.75 million, in 1996.
India ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.02 million | — |
| 1995 | 16.42 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 14.75 million | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 16.15 million | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 16.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 17.84 million | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 18.30 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 19.14 million | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 20.29 million | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 21.22 million | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 22.28 million | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 22.93 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.23 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 25.68 million | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 25.69 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.73 million | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 28.63 million | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 31.05 million | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 29.76 million | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 33.66 million | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 33.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.83 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 34.18 million | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 35.44 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 35.43 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.39 million | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 40.01 million | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 38.65 million | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 37.26 million | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 35.33 million | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 35.41 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.91 million | 14.75 million | 16.42 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.66 million | 17.84 million | 25.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.35 million | 26.73 million | 35.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.34 million | 35.33 million | 40.01 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in India?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in India was 35.41 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 40.01 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.75 million in 1996.
- How does India rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
- India ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release