Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 436.5% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
India ranks 114th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -29.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +57.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -73.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -73.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +436.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 111 Egypt 0.3% compare
- 112 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
- 113 Bangladesh 0.2% compare
- 115 Zimbabwe 0.0% compare
- 116 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 116 Eritrea 0.0%
- 116 Guyana 0.0%
- 116 Indonesia 0.0% compare
- 116 Israel 0.0% compare
- 116 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 116 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
- 116 Nepal 0.0%
- 116 Eswatini 0.0%
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (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 0.1% 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 0.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does India rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- India ranks 114th out of 124 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 65.3%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release