Secondary education, pupils, per capita in India
India: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.091 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in India, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.091 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in India peaked at 0.0986 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0379 units per person, in 1971.
India ranks 68th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0379 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0385 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0391 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0401 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0403 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.041 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0414 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0445 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0465 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0486 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0514 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0533 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0563 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0555 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0555 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0556 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0675 units per person | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0681 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0679 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.068 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0689 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0646 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0671 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0672 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0694 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0726 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0744 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0775 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.078 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0807 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0843 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0825 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0866 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0902 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0932 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0921 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0986 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0975 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0983 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0955 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0958 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0943 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0955 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0979 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0976 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0934 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0906 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.091 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0398 units per person | 0.0379 units per person | 0.0414 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0519 units per person | 0.0445 units per person | 0.0563 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0675 units per person | 0.0646 units per person | 0.0689 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0754 units per person | 0.0671 units per person | 0.0843 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0942 units per person | 0.0866 units per person | 0.0986 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0943 units per person | 0.0906 units per person | 0.0979 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in India?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in India was 0.091 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0986 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0379 units per person in 1971.
- How does India rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- India ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, 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, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.