Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India

India: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 modelled data in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.02 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
81st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.02 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.4094 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.409 modelled data1982: 0.43 modelled data1983: 0.452 modelled data1984: 0.474 modelled data1985: 0.496 modelled data1986: 0.516 modelled data1987: 0.531 modelled data1988: 0.546 modelled data1989: 0.56 modelled data1990: 0.578 modelled data1991: 0.598 modelled data1992: 0.617 modelled data1993: 0.633 modelled data1994: 0.647 modelled data1995: 0.665 modelled data1996: 0.681 modelled data1997: 0.699 modelled data1998: 0.716 modelled data1999: 0.731 modelled data2000: 0.749 modelled data2001: 0.765 modelled data2002: 0.778 modelled data2003: 0.793 modelled data2004: 0.808 modelled data2005: 0.827 modelled data2006: 0.844 modelled data2007: 0.861 modelled data2008: 0.879 modelled data2009: 0.895 modelled data2010: 0.911 modelled data2011: 0.926 modelled data2012: 0.939 modelled data2013: 0.951 modelled data2014: 0.962 modelled data2015: 0.972 modelled data2016: 0.978 modelled data2017: 0.983 modelled data2018: 0.989 modelled data2019: 0.995 modelled data2020: 1 modelled data2021: 1 modelled data2022: 1 modelled data2023: 1 modelled data2024: 1 modelled data2025: 1 modelled data

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India is 1.02 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India peaked at 1.02 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4094 modelled data, in 1981.

India ranks 81st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4905 modelled data 0.4094 modelled data 0.5603 modelled data 9
1990s 0.6566 modelled data 0.578 modelled data 0.7309 modelled data 10
2000s 0.8199 modelled data 0.7489 modelled data 0.8952 modelled data 10
2010s 0.9606 modelled data 0.9114 modelled data 0.9949 modelled data 10
2020s 1.01 modelled data 1 modelled data 1.02 modelled data 6

Countries ranked near India

  1. 78 Belgium 1.02 modelled data compare
  2. 79 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.02 modelled data compare
  3. 80 Jamaica 1.02 modelled data compare
  4. 82 Chile 1.02 modelled data compare
  5. 83 Hungary 1.02 modelled data compare
  6. 84 Pakistan 1.02 modelled data compare

See the full ranking of 164 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India was 1.02 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 modelled data in 2025.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4094 modelled data in 1981.
How does India rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
India ranks 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data)
Unit
modelled data
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release