Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in India
India: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.8255 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in India, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 0.8255 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in India peaked at 0.85 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.47 GPIA, in 1981.
That places India 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.47 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.55 GPIA | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 0.65 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.68 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7334 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.75 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7545 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7955 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8092 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8109 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.813 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.83 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.85 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8255 GPIA | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.47 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.55 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.665 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7685 GPIA | 0.7334 GPIA | 0.8092 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8259 GPIA | 0.8109 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 5 |
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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in India?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in India was 0.8255 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 GPIA in 1981.
- How does India rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- India ranks 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release