Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.2% 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 19.2%.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 20.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2015.
That places India 100th out of 124 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.3% | — |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.3% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.2% | 20.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.85 % change on previous year (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 19.2% 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 20.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2015.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 100th out of 124 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 down 0.4%. 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release