Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 65.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India is 65.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India peaked at 65.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1996.
India ranks 123rd of 182 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, upper secondary, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22.1% | — |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 16.8% | 23.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 26.4% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 47.4% | 65.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in India was 65.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1996.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- India ranks 123rd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.