India: higher education enrollment rate by minority community

As per the results of a survey across India, the Muslim community in the country had a higher education enrollment rate of around 4.6 percent in the 2021 academic year. The average enrollment of students for higher education from minority communities has increased over the years.

Higher education enrollment rate among minority communities across India from 2015 to 2021

Characteristic	Muslim community	Other minority communities
2021	4.6%	2%
2020	5.5%	2.3%
2019	5.24%	2.32%
2018	4.87%	2.21%
2017	4.9%	2.2%
2016	4.67%	1.97%
2015	4.48%	1.9%

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Asia, India

Survey time period

2015 to 2021

Number of respondents

1,099 universities, 41,600 colleges and 10,307 stand-alone institutions

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based on academic year

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Other minority communities include Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jain and Zoroastrians.
Enrolment rates are calculated by dividing the number of students of a particular age group enrolled in all or particular levels of education by the size of the population of that age group.

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