Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in India
India: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 43.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in India, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 43.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in India peaked at 60.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2021.
India ranks 48th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.6% | — |
| 2001 | 59.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 43.4% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 44.6% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 39.5% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 39.4% | 43.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in India?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in India was 43.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2021.
- How does India rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- India ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release