Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
81st
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.4185 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2025
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 1.03 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4185 GPIA, in 1971.
India ranks 81st of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4185 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4256 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4353 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4594 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4631 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4695 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4763 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4848 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.499 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4946 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5503 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5128 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5359 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5414 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5547 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5696 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.628 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6451 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6451 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6509 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6714 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7026 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7101 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7154 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7417 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8028 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8045 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8206 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8324 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8582 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8827 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.919 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9263 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.931 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9384 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9939 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9944 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9885 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9942 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9739 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9497 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.983 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9972 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4497 GPIA | 0.4185 GPIA | 0.4763 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.527 GPIA | 0.4848 GPIA | 0.5696 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6572 GPIA | 0.628 GPIA | 0.7026 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8087 GPIA | 0.7101 GPIA | 0.919 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9749 GPIA | 0.9263 GPIA | 0.9971 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.992 GPIA | 0.9497 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.14 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0911 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India was 1.03 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4185 GPIA in 1971.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 81st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release