{
  "id": "soc-aishe-004",
  "question": "What share of young people reach higher education?",
  "topic": "Education",
  "unit": "%",
  "decimals": 1,
  "measures": "Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education: students enrolled in higher education as a share of all Indians aged 18–23, from the Ministry of Education's All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE). Every year shown uses the population projection based on the 2011 Census as currently revised, so figures for earlier years are lower than those first published.",
  "verified": true,
  "source": {
    "name": "Ministry of Education, All India Survey on Higher Education 2023-24",
    "url": "https://aishe.gov.in/aishe-final-report/",
    "table": "AISHE 2023-24, Table 47 (All India, both sexes, 2019-20 to 2023-24); 2011-12 to 2018-19 from MoE 'Time series for GER based on 2011 Pop Projection'",
    "licence": "GODL-India"
  },
  "released": "2026-07-08",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-18",
  "nextDueBy": null,
  "processing": "Copied as published.",
  "exam": {
    "publisher": "Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education",
    "survey": "All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2023-24",
    "frequency": "Annual, released with a lag of two years or more",
    "measures": "Students enrolled in higher education, of any age, as a share of the population aged 18–23",
    "notes": [
      "GER counts students of any age against the 18–23 age group, so it is not the share of young adults enrolled.",
      "Every year uses the population projection based on the 2011 Census as currently revised, so earlier years are lower than first published.",
      "Female GER has been higher than male GER since 2017-18."
    ]
  },
  "targets": [
    {
      "label": "NEP 2020 target (including vocational education)",
      "value": 50,
      "by": "2035",
      "source": {
        "name": "PIB, Cabinet approves National Education Policy 2020 (29 July 2020)",
        "url": "https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1642049"
      }
    }
  ],
  "values": [
    {
      "period": "2011-12",
      "start": "2011-04",
      "end": "2012-03",
      "value": 21.2
    },
    {
      "period": "2012-13",
      "start": "2012-04",
      "end": "2013-03",
      "value": 21.6
    },
    {
      "period": "2013-14",
      "start": "2013-04",
      "end": "2014-03",
      "value": 22.8
    },
    {
      "period": "2014-15",
      "start": "2014-04",
      "end": "2015-03",
      "value": 23.7
    },
    {
      "period": "2015-16",
      "start": "2015-04",
      "end": "2016-03",
      "value": 23.7
    },
    {
      "period": "2016-17",
      "start": "2016-04",
      "end": "2017-03",
      "value": 24.1
    },
    {
      "period": "2017-18",
      "start": "2017-04",
      "end": "2018-03",
      "value": 24.6
    },
    {
      "period": "2018-19",
      "start": "2018-04",
      "end": "2019-03",
      "value": 24.9
    },
    {
      "period": "2019-20",
      "start": "2019-04",
      "end": "2020-03",
      "value": 25.6
    },
    {
      "period": "2020-21",
      "start": "2020-04",
      "end": "2021-03",
      "value": 27.3
    },
    {
      "period": "2021-22",
      "start": "2021-04",
      "end": "2022-03",
      "value": 28.4
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-23",
      "start": "2022-04",
      "end": "2023-03",
      "value": 29.5
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-24",
      "start": "2023-04",
      "end": "2024-03",
      "value": 30
    }
  ],
  "page": "https://india.tf/c/soc-aishe-004/",
  "csv": "https://india.tf/c/soc-aishe-004/data.csv",
  "versions": "https://india.tf/c/soc-aishe-004/versions.csv"
}