Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 74.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India, 1994–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 74.1% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India peaked at 74.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1996.
That places India 130th out of 195 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, upper secondary, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.9% | — |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 74.1% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 16.6% | 23.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 27.1% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 48.3% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 66.5% | 74.1% | 6 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India was 74.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1996.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- India ranks 130th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release