Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in India
India: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in India, 1971–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in India stood at 0.0017 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.0% on the previous year and up 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in India peaked at 0.0017 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1975.
India ranks 147th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per person | +60.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 units per person | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 units per person | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 units per person | +22.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 units per person | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per person | +68.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 units per person | +29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in India?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in India was 0.0017 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1975.
- How does India rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita?
- India ranks 147th out of 201 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. 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, vocational pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational 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, vocational pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.