Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in India
India: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0938 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in India, 1971–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in India stood at 0.0938 units per person.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in India peaked at 0.0974 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0375 units per person, in 1971.
That places India 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0375 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0381 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0387 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0397 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0399 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0404 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0408 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0429 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0437 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0459 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0479 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0507 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0526 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0545 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0554 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0546 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0546 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0547 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0603 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0613 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0617 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0666 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0672 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0671 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0673 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0682 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0641 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0666 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0667 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0689 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0719 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0738 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0768 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0774 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.08 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0836 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.091 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0974 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0962 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.097 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0938 units per person | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0398 units per person | 0.0375 units per person | 0.0429 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0514 units per person | 0.0437 units per person | 0.0554 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0649 units per person | 0.0603 units per person | 0.0682 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.074 units per person | 0.0666 units per person | 0.0836 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0951 units per person | 0.091 units per person | 0.0974 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 31 Albania 0.0952 units per person compare
- 32 Ecuador 0.0951 units per person compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0941 units per person compare
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0935 units per person compare
- 36 Bangladesh 0.0924 units per person compare
- 37 Oman 0.0915 units per person compare
More education data for India
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.14 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0911 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in India?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in India was 0.0938 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0974 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0375 units per person in 1971.
- How does India rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- India ranks 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.