Germany vs India: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education

Germany

98.5%

in 2022

India

98.4%

in 2023

Germany rank

38th

India rank

39th

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time

Germany currently reports 98.5% against 98.4% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 38th and India ranks 39th of 190 countries.

Indicator: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.