Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in India
India: Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic was 99.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.4%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
70th
of 92 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2022
All-time low
92.3%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2016–2025
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in India, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 99.4% for proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in India peaked at 99.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2019.
India ranks 70th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 94.9% | — |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.5% | 92.3% | 94.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 94.3% | 99.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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 proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in India?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in India was 99.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2019.
- How does India rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- India ranks 70th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 upper secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release