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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Higher-education enrolment

Enrolment in colleges and universities as a share of the age group. It has risen fast, which is the supply side of the demographic dividend — the question the series cannot answer is whether the teaching kept pace with the numbers.

Latest
34.45
2025
Published by
World Bank / UNESCO
annual

Higher-education enrolment over time

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%197119801989199820072016202534.4%
1971–2025 · 47 observations · % gross
View as table
PeriodHigher-education enrolment
202534.4%
202434.4%
202334.2%
202232.7%
202131.6%
202029.8%
201929.0%
201828.5%
201727.9%
201627.3%
201527.3%
201426.0%
201324.4%
201224.9%
201123.8%
201018.7%
200916.7%
200815.6%
200713.7%
200612.0%
200511.1%
200411.4%
200311.1%
200210.6%
200110.0%
20009.9%
19976.5%
19966.2%
19955.5%
19916.0%
19905.9%
19895.7%
19885.5%
19876.3%
19866.0%
19855.8%
19845.9%
19835.5%
19824.9%
19815.2%
19805.0%
19795.0%
19785.0%
19774.9%
19765.0%
19735.1%
19714.9%

Compared with

United States
79.4%
China
76.9%
Germany
76.7%
Brazil
69.7%
Japan
64.5%
Indonesia
44.9%
Vietnam
37.6%
India
34.4%
Bangladesh
23.7%
South Africa
23.5%
Nepal
21.3%
Sri Lanka
20.7%
Pakistan
10.9%
Latest available year for each country · % gross

Source

World Bank / UNESCO — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR