Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India stood at 1.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 1.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2019.
India ranks 94th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.3% | — |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 1.4% 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 1.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 94th out of 121 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 0.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release