Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.8% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 1.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
That places India 84th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.7% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -52.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +82.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India was 1.3% 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 1.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 84th 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 83.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release