Lower secondary completion in India
In India, 85.8% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2019.
India, 2019
85.8%
Change from 2016
+4.8percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2019
98.7%
Position in 2019
45th of 68
Lower secondary completion in India over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 85.8% |
| 2016 | 81.0% |
| 2011 | 76.1% |
| 2006 | 59.1% |
| 2005 | 58.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 81.0% in 2016, a change of +4.8 percentage points.
- Since 2005, when it was 58.2%, the figure has changed by +27.5 percentage points.
- Among the 68 countries with data for 2019, India has the 45th highest value.