Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India
India: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 99.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 99.6% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2024.
India ranks 140th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India was 99.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- How does India rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- India ranks 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release