Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India
India: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.98 ratio in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
India recorded 0.98 ratio for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India peaked at 0.98 ratio in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8 ratio, in 2001.
That places India 52nd out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8 ratio | — |
| 2006 | 0.84 ratio | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.91 ratio | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.93 ratio | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.98 ratio | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.98 ratio | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.82 ratio | 0.8 ratio | 0.84 ratio | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.92 ratio | 0.91 ratio | 0.93 ratio | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.98 ratio | 0.98 ratio | 0.98 ratio | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India was 0.98 ratio in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 ratio in 2022.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 ratio in 2001.
- How does India rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- India ranks 52nd out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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