Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India is 9.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 9.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2017.
That places India 72nd out of 126 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 | 7.8% | — |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 69 Morocco 9.8% compare
- 70 Slovenia 9.7% compare
- 71 Poland 9.6% compare
- 73 Switzerland 9.5% compare
- 74 Madagascar 9.3% compare
- 75 New Zealand 9.2% compare
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 9.6% 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 9.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2017.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 72nd out of 126 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 22.3%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release