Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 66.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in India, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in India is 66.3%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in India peaked at 66.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1996.
India ranks 111th 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, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 39.9% | — |
| 1995 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 35.0% | 40.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 38.5% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 52.5% | 66.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in India was 66.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1996.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- India ranks 111th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.