Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in India
India: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
97.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
69th
of 219 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2001
All-time low
95.4%
in 2021
Years of data
44
1971–2025
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in India stood at 97.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in India peaked at 99.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 95.4%, in 2021.
That places India 69th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 99.0% | — |
| 1972 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.2% | 98.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 95.4% | 97.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60.33 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -8.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 65.78 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0449 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in India?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in India was 97.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 2021.
- How does India rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- India ranks 69th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release