Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.7% 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 14.7%.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 18.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2014.
India ranks 4th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 13.7% | — |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.0% | 16.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.7% | 18.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Burkina Faso 52.2% compare
- 2 British Virgin Islands 18.0% compare
- 3 Algeria 15.1% compare
- 5 Belize 12.7% compare
- 6 Benin 11.7% compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 11.0% compare
More education data for India
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60.33 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -8.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 65.78 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0449 units per person (2025)
- 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)
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 14.7% 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 18.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2014.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 4th 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 6.7%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release