India vs MDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
India
0.9908 GPIA
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia
0.9832 GPIA
in 2024
India rank
126th
MDG: Southern Asia rank
125th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- India
- MDG: Southern Asia
How they compare
India currently reports 0.9908 GPIA against 0.9832 GPIA in MDG: Southern Asia, a difference of 0.0076 GPIA.
Across all 23 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 126th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 125th of 215 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | MDG: Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8348 GPIA | 0.8305 GPIA | 0.0043 GPIA | India |
| 2000s | 0.9324 GPIA | 0.9123 GPIA | 0.0201 GPIA | India |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0396 GPIA | India |
| 2020s | 0.995 GPIA | 0.9782 GPIA | 0.0169 GPIA | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, India or MDG: Southern Asia?
- India, at 0.9908 GPIA against 0.9832 GPIA in MDG: Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between India and MDG: Southern Asia?
- 0.0076 GPIA, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and MDG: Southern Asia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do India and MDG: Southern Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 126th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 125th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release