Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India is 1.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 1.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.
That places India 33rd out of 116 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 30 Belarus 1.2% compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 1.2% compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 1.1% compare
- 34 Poland 1.1% compare
- 35 Croatia 1.1% compare
- 36 Brunei Darussalam 1.1% compare
More education data for India
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60.33 million (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 1.1% 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 1.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 33rd out of 116 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 11.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release