Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in India
India: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted was 83.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in India, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in India stood at 83.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in India peaked at 83.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2017.
India ranks 30th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 65.5% | — |
| 2017 | 63.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 83.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.6% | 63.9% | 68.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 72.9% | 83.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in India?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in India was 83.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2017.
- How does India rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted?
- India ranks 30th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release