School enrollment, secondary, male in India
India: School enrollment, secondary, male was 78.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in India, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, secondary, male in India stood at 78.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in India peaked at 82.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1971.
That places India 136th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in India, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.3% | — |
| 1972 | 33.6% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 35.2% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 38.3% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 39.9% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 42.1% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 43.1% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 45.9% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 47.9% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 47.2% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 46.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 54.6% | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.4% | 33.3% | 35.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 38.3% | 47.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 50.0% | 54.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 54.2% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 67.3% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 77.5% | 82.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in India?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in India was 78.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1971.
- How does India rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- India ranks 136th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.