Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in India
India: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in India stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in India peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2022.
That places India 106th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.1% | — |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in India?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in India was 1.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- India ranks 106th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release