School age population, tertiary education, male in India
India: School age population, tertiary education, male was 66.57 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in India, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
India recorded 66.57 million for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in India peaked at 66.57 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.72 million, in 1970.
India ranks 1st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.73 million | 24.72 million | 33.71 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.70 million | 34.51 million | 40.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.23 million | 41.77 million | 50.71 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.26 million | 49.30 million | 57.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.40 million | 58.28 million | 63.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.49 million | 64.36 million | 66.57 million | 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 school age population, tertiary education, male in India?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in India was 66.57 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 66.57 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.72 million in 1970.
- How does India rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- India ranks 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release