Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 437.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
India ranks 114th of 122 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 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -46.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +32.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +166.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -47.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -74.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +437.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % 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 0.2% 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 0.2% 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 122 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 23.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release