Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in India

India: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 33.11 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
33.11 million number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
34.31 million number
in 2016
All-time low
24.21 million number
in 1994
Years of data
25
1994–2019

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in India, 1994–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1994200620191994: 24.2M number1995: 24.5M number1996: 27.0M number1997: 26.5M number1999: 24.5M number2000: 25.1M number2001: 25.3M number2002: 26.1M number2003: 26.3M number2004: 27.3M number2005: 28.7M number2006: 29.0M number2007: 30.6M number2008: 30.7M number2009: 29.4M number2010: 31.8M number2011: 32.8M number2012: 33.1M number2013: 32.8M number2014: 34.1M number2015: 34.1M number2016: 34.3M number2017: 34.0M number2018: 33.7M number2019: 33.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in India is 33.11 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in India peaked at 34.31 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.21 million number, in 1994.

India ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.32 million number 24.21 million number 26.95 million number 5
2000s 27.84 million number 25.08 million number 30.73 million number 10
2010s 33.40 million number 31.83 million number 34.31 million number 10

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 25.03 million number compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 7.02 million number compare
  3. 4 Brazil 6.87 million number compare

See the full ranking of 237 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in India?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in India was 33.11 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 34.31 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 24.21 million number in 1994.
How does India rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
India ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.