Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
9.1%
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
55th
of 98 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 2014
All-time low
7.2%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 9.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
India ranks 55th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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% |
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 9.1% in 2019, 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 9.2% in 2014.
- 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 55th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.