Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in India
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in India was 34.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 95th highest of 133 countries in 2020.
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in India, 1971 to 2025
All 47 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.4 |
| 2024 | 34.4 |
| 2023 | 34.2 |
| 2022 | 32.7 |
| 2021 | 31.6 |
| 2020 | 29.8 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 28.5 |
| 2017 | 27.9 |
| 2016 | 27.3 |
| 2015 | 27.3 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2013 | 24.4 |
| 2012 | 24.9 |
| 2011 | 23.8 |
| 2010 | 18.7 |
| 2009 | 16.7 |
| 2008 | 15.6 |
| 2007 | 13.7 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.1 |
| 2004 | 11.4 |
| 2003 | 11.1 |
| 2002 | 10.6 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2000 | 9.9 |
| 1997 | 6.5 |
| 1996 | 6.2 |
| 1995 | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1990 | 5.9 |
| 1989 | 5.7 |
| 1988 | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 6.3 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1985 | 5.8 |
| 1984 | 5.9 |
| 1983 | 5.5 |
| 1982 | 4.9 |
| 1981 | 5.2 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1977 | 4.9 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1973 | 5.1 |
| 1971 | 4.9 |
Rankings
- Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
- EU countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
Definition
Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in India?
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in India was 34.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 95th highest of 133 countries in 2020.
Where does this figure come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in India?
34.4% in 2025, the highest value since 1971 in this series.