Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in India
India: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 87.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
87.1%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
109th
of 161 countries
All-time high
90.9%
in 2021
All-time low
85.5%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2013–2025
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in India, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in India is 87.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in India peaked at 90.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2024.
India ranks 109th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 87.7% | — |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 87.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.7% | 87.7% | 87.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 85.5% | 90.9% | 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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in India?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in India was 87.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2024.
- How does India rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- India ranks 109th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release