Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 78.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
144th
of 212 countries
All-time high
82.6%
in 2021
All-time low
33.3%
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2025
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in India stood at 78.3%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in India peaked at 82.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1971.
That places India 144th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.3% | — |
| 1972 | 33.6% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 35.2% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 38.3% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 39.9% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 42.1% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 43.1% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 45.9% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 47.9% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 47.2% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 46.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 54.6% | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.4% | 33.3% | 35.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 38.3% | 47.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 50.0% | 54.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 54.2% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 67.3% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 77.5% | 82.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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, secondary, male in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in India was 78.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1971.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- India ranks 144th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release