Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in India
India: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 98.38 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in India, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
India recorded 98.38 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in India peaked at 99.97 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1820.
That places India 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.01 | — |
| 1825 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1830 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1835 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1845 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1850 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1855 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1860 | 0.15 | +36.4% |
| 1865 | 0.2 | +33.3% |
| 1870 | 0.26 | +30.0% |
| 1875 | 0.35 | +34.6% |
| 1880 | 0.48 | +37.1% |
| 1885 | 0.62 | +29.2% |
| 1890 | 1 | +61.3% |
| 1895 | 1.24 | +24.0% |
| 1900 | 1.33 | +7.3% |
| 1905 | 1.81 | +36.1% |
| 1910 | 2.52 | +39.2% |
| 1915 | 3.14 | +24.6% |
| 1920 | 3.76 | +19.7% |
| 1925 | 4.63 | +23.1% |
| 1930 | 3.9 | -15.8% |
| 1935 | 4.44 | +13.8% |
| 1940 | 6.38 | +43.7% |
| 1945 | 8.06 | +26.3% |
| 1950 | 15.95 | +97.9% |
| 1955 | 22.59 | +41.6% |
| 1960 | 20.43 | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 31.43 | +53.8% |
| 1970 | 44 | +40.0% |
| 1971 | 47.74 | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 47.59 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 47.44 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 47.29 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 47.14 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 52.64 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 65.06 | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 79.89 | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 79.15 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 79.5 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89.35 | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 99.97 | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 99.1 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 99.45 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.6 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 98.86 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 98.41 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.96 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.51 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.06 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.93 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 94.35 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.27 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 96.51 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 98.02 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 98.2 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.38 | +0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 98.38 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 98.38 is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.9, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.095 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.175 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.305 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 2 |
| 1890s | 1.12 | 1 | 1.24 | 2 |
| 1900s | 1.57 | 1.33 | 1.81 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.83 | 2.52 | 3.14 | 2 |
| 1920s | 4.2 | 3.76 | 4.63 | 2 |
| 1930s | 4.17 | 3.9 | 4.44 | 2 |
| 1940s | 7.22 | 6.38 | 8.06 | 2 |
| 1950s | 19.27 | 15.95 | 22.59 | 2 |
| 1960s | 25.93 | 20.43 | 31.43 | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.86 | 44 | 47.74 | 6 |
| 1980s | 52.64 | 52.64 | 52.64 | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.06 | 65.06 | 65.06 | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.83 | 79.15 | 99.97 | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.94 | 93.27 | 99.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.78 | 96.51 | 98.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in India?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in India was 98.38 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.97 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1820.
- How does India rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- India ranks 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.