Progression to secondary school, female in India
India: Progression to secondary school, female was 91.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in India, 1986–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, female in India stood at 91.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in India peaked at 93.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 1986.
That places India 112th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.1% | 81.5% | 84.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 89.7% | 89.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 88.4% | 93.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 90.4% | 92.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 109 Côte d'Ivoire 92.5% compare
- 110 Cambodia 92.3% compare
- 111 Sierra Leone 91.6% compare
- 113 Ethiopia 90.9% compare
- 114 Malaysia 90.4% compare
- 115 Costa Rica 90.3% compare
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 progression to secondary school, female in India?
- Progression to secondary school, female in India was 91.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 1986.
- How does India rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- India ranks 112th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).