Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 82.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India stood at 82.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India peaked at 85.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1999.
India ranks 133rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.2% | — |
| 1995 | 72.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 68.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.1% | 67.6% | 77.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 68.4% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 81.0% | 85.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India was 82.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2016.
- 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 133rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.