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India
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Global rank#8out of 9 countries
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Historical trend

34.427.119.712.34.9197119982025India · 2025: 34.45%India

Analytical takeaways

  • India records 34.45% for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in 2025, ranking #8 globally out of 9 countries.
  • School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) increased from 4.92% in 1971 to 34.45% in 2025, a gain of 29.53%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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