Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in India
India: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.5984 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in India, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 0.5984 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 27.1% on the previous year and up 155.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in India peaked at 0.5984 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1533 GPIA, in 2021.
That places India 119th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4135 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4111 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3234 GPIA | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3301 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2606 GPIA | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3126 GPIA | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3603 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.41 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4569 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4433 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2405 GPIA | -45.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2339 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2273 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2274 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2299 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2422 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2432 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.171 GPIA | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1533 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3609 GPIA | +135.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4709 GPIA | +30.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5984 GPIA | +27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4135 GPIA | 0.4135 GPIA | 0.4135 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3676 GPIA | 0.2606 GPIA | 0.4569 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2349 GPIA | 0.2273 GPIA | 0.2432 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3509 GPIA | 0.1533 GPIA | 0.5984 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in India?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in India was 0.5984 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5984 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1533 GPIA in 2021.
- How does India rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- India ranks 119th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release