Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India
India: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.996 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India is 0.996 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 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 1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.996 GPIA, in 2024.
That places India 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9967 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9991 GPIA | 0.996 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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 0.996 GPIA in 2024, 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 1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.996 GPIA in 2024.
- How does India rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- India ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release