School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in India

India: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 49.74 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49.74 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 164 countries
All-time high
49.74 million number
in 2019
All-time low
38.23 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in India, 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1997200820191997: 38.2M number1998: 39.1M number1999: 40.1M number2000: 41.2M number2001: 42.3M number2002: 43.3M number2003: 44.1M number2004: 44.7M number2005: 45.2M number2006: 45.8M number2007: 46.2M number2008: 46.6M number2009: 46.9M number2010: 47.1M number2011: 47.4M number2012: 47.6M number2013: 47.9M number2014: 48.3M number2015: 48.6M number2016: 48.9M number2017: 49.3M number2018: 49.5M number2019: 49.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in India stood at 49.74 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in India peaked at 49.74 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.23 million number, in 1997.

India ranks 1st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in India, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in India, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 38.23 million number
1998 39.11 million number +2.3%
1999 40.15 million number +2.7%
2000 41.23 million number +2.7%
2001 42.31 million number +2.6%
2002 43.27 million number +2.3%
2003 44.06 million number +1.8%
2004 44.67 million number +1.4%
2005 45.22 million number +1.2%
2006 45.76 million number +1.2%
2007 46.22 million number +1.0%
2008 46.59 million number +0.8%
2009 46.89 million number +0.6%
2010 47.14 million number +0.6%
2011 47.38 million number +0.5%
2012 47.60 million number +0.5%
2013 47.89 million number +0.6%
2014 48.25 million number +0.8%
2015 48.62 million number +0.7%
2016 48.93 million number +0.7%
2017 49.25 million number +0.7%
2018 49.52 million number +0.5%
2019 49.74 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.16 million number 38.23 million number 40.15 million number 3
2000s 44.62 million number 41.23 million number 46.89 million number 10
2010s 48.43 million number 47.14 million number 49.74 million number 10

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China 16.91 million number compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 7.73 million number compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 6.23 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in India?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in India was 49.74 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 49.74 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 38.23 million number in 1997.
How does India rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
India ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.