School enrollment, secondary, private in India
India: School enrollment, secondary, private was 51.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in India, 2000–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, secondary, private in India stood at 51.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in India peaked at 51.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2003.
India ranks 17th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in India, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.4% | — |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 41.9% | 42.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 48.0% | 51.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in India?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in India was 51.4% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2003.
- How does India rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- India ranks 17th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.