Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in India

India: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
35th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.7053 GPI
in 1995
Years of data
25
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in India, 1994–2019

00.250.50.7511994200620191994: 0.709 GPI1995: 0.705 GPI1996: 0.751 GPI1997: 0.778 GPI1999: 0.744 GPI2000: 0.747 GPI2001: 0.765 GPI2002: 0.795 GPI2003: 0.87 GPI2004: 0.876 GPI2005: 0.893 GPI2006: 0.903 GPI2007: 0.927 GPI2008: 0.952 GPI2009: 0.994 GPI2010: 0.974 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

India recorded 1.04 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in India peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7053 GPI, in 1995.

India ranks 35th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in India, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in India, 1994 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.7088 GPI
1995 0.7053 GPI -0.5%
1996 0.751 GPI +6.5%
1997 0.7785 GPI +3.7%
1999 0.7443 GPI -4.4%
2000 0.7469 GPI +0.3%
2001 0.7652 GPI +2.4%
2002 0.7954 GPI +4.0%
2003 0.8703 GPI +9.4%
2004 0.8757 GPI +0.6%
2005 0.8931 GPI +2.0%
2006 0.9027 GPI +1.1%
2007 0.9269 GPI +2.7%
2008 0.9517 GPI +2.7%
2009 0.9943 GPI +4.5%
2010 0.9738 GPI -2.1%
2011 1 GPI +2.9%
2012 1.01 GPI +1.3%
2013 1.07 GPI +5.7%
2014 1.07 GPI -0.6%
2015 1.07 GPI -0.0%
2016 1.07 GPI -0.1%
2017 1.06 GPI -0.8%
2018 1.05 GPI -0.6%
2019 1.04 GPI -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7376 GPI 0.7053 GPI 0.7785 GPI 5
2000s 0.8722 GPI 0.7469 GPI 0.9943 GPI 10
2010s 1.04 GPI 0.9738 GPI 1.07 GPI 10

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  5. 37 Cayman Islands 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 38 Croatia 1.04 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in India?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in India was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7053 GPI in 1995.
How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
India ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.