Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 97 countries
All-time high
16.1%
in 2018
All-time low
12.7%
in 2014
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
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India is 16.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
That places India 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.6% | — |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.6%
- 3 Burundi 13.4% compare
- 4 Georgia 10.3% compare
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 16.0% 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 16.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2014.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 1st out of 97 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 17.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.