Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India
India: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.967 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India stood at 0.967 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India peaked at 0.967 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3457 modelled data, in 1981.
That places India 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4031 modelled data | 0.3457 modelled data | 0.4523 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5161 modelled data | 0.4584 modelled data | 0.6018 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6916 modelled data | 0.6271 modelled data | 0.7527 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8434 modelled data | 0.7691 modelled data | 0.9077 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9451 modelled data | 0.9186 modelled data | 0.967 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in India was 0.967 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.967 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3457 modelled data in 1981.
- How does India rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- India ranks 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release