Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 5.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 7.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2023.
India ranks 74th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.0% | — |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.76 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % 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 5.1% 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 7.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2023.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 74th out of 123 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 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release