Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 87.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India, 1994–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India is 87.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India peaked at 90.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1999.
That places India 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 72.6% | — |
| 1995 | 72.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 74.6% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 67.6% | 77.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 71.6% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.0% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 87.0% | 90.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 132 Dominican Republic 89.6% compare
- 133 Timor-Leste 88.9% compare
- 134 Eswatini 88.4% compare
- 136 Jamaica 87.7% compare
- 137 Afghanistan 87.5% compare
- 138 Ghana 87.5% compare
More education data for India
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.14 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0911 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India was 87.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1999.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- India ranks 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release