India is the largest Commonwealth country, with a population of more than 1.2 billion. COL’s regional centre, the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, is based in New Delhi.
School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
177,432,640 | 121,369,632 | |
Secondary | Tertiary | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20191 |
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75% | 73% | |
Female | Male | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20191 |
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30% | 27% | |
Female | Male | |
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Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
43.5% | 41.6% | |
Secondary (2018) | Tertiary (2018) | |
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1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 |