Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India
India: Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.99 ratio in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India is 0.99 ratio, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India peaked at 0.99 ratio in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.82 ratio, in 2001.
India ranks 23rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.82 ratio | — |
| 2011 | 0.92 ratio | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.94 ratio | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.98 ratio | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.99 ratio | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.82 ratio | 0.82 ratio | 0.82 ratio | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.93 ratio | 0.92 ratio | 0.94 ratio | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.985 ratio | 0.98 ratio | 0.99 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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India?
- Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in India was 0.99 ratio in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 ratio in 2023.
- What is the lowest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 ratio in 2001.
- How does India rank for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- India ranks 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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