Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics in India
India: Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics was 12.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 12.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 15.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2014.
India ranks 6th 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 … male Natural Mathematics Statistics in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.4% | — |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -18.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 12.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 2.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 15.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.7% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % 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 12.7% 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 15.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2014.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 6th 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 down 5.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release