Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in India
India: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in India, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in India stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in India peaked at 1.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.
That places India 30th out of 173 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +87.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 3 |
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 government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in India?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in India was 1.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- How does India rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- India ranks 30th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release