Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 0.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 151.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
India ranks 98th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +33.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 95 Jordan 0.7% compare
- 96 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
- 97 Panama 0.7% compare
- 99 United Arab Emirates 0.6% compare
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
- 101 Morocco 0.6% 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 98th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.2%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release