Lower secondary completion rate, total in India
India: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 88.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in India, 1987–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in India is 88.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in India peaked at 90.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1987.
That places India 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in India, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 42.0% | — |
| 1988 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.8% | 42.0% | 43.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 55.2% | 69.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 79.0% | 87.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 85.5% | 90.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 95 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 88.5% compare
- 96 South Africa 88.3% compare
- 97 Timor-Leste 88.3% compare
- 99 Tajikistan 88.0% compare
- 100 Mexico 86.6% compare
- 101 Georgia 85.9% compare
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 lower secondary completion rate, total in India?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in India was 88.0% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1987.
- How does India rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- India ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.