Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India
India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 28.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in India, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 28.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% 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 | 32.3% | — |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -4.6% |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60.33 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -8.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 65.78 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0449 units per person (2025)
- 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)
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 28.3% 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 33.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2019.
- 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 down 12.2%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.