Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in India
India: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in India stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in India peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
That places India 108th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 105 Jordan 1.0% compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
- 107 Brunei Darussalam 0.9% compare
- 109 Estonia 0.9% compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 0.9% compare
- 111 Cambodia 0.9% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in India?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in India was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does India rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- India ranks 108th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release