Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in India
Gross tertiary enrolment in India was 34.4% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1971.
India, 2025
34.4%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
76.1%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in India over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.4% | – |
| 2024 | 34.4% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 34.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 27.3%, the figure has changed by +7.2 percentage points.
More for India
All statistics for India
Primary school enrolment (gross)
111.0%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
94.2%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
85.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
50.6%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.1%
2025 · UNESCO UIS