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
- India
How they compare
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.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 21.9% | 0.0% | 21.9% | Germany |
| 1830s | 27.0% | 0.0% | 27.0% | Germany |
| 1840s | 32.9% | 0.1% | 32.8% | Germany |
| 1850s | 39.3% | 0.1% | 39.2% | Germany |
| 1860s | 46.2% | 0.2% | 46.0% | Germany |
| 1870s | 52.6% | 0.3% | 52.3% | Germany |
| 1880s | 57.5% | 0.6% | 56.9% | Germany |
| 1890s | 58.7% | 1.1% | 57.6% | Germany |
| 1900s | 58.0% | 1.6% | 56.5% | Germany |
| 1910s | 89.4% | 2.8% | 86.6% | Germany |
| 1920s | 92.1% | 4.2% | 87.9% | Germany |
| 1930s | 94.8% | 4.2% | 90.6% | Germany |
| 1940s | 97.4% | 7.2% | 90.2% | Germany |
| 1950s | 89.1% | 19.3% | 69.8% | Germany |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 25.9% | 74.1% | Germany |
| 1970s | 87.9% | 45.6% | 42.4% | Germany |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 52.6% | 30.4% | Germany |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 92.0% | 6.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 96.5% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 97.3% | 1.7% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Germany or India?
- Germany, at 98.5% against 98.4% in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Germany and India?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2021.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 38th and India ranks 39th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.