Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India, 1994–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2025, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India stood at 1.04 GPI. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4804 GPI, in 1996.
India ranks 92nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.5542 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.5626 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4804 GPI | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5093 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.659 GPI | +29.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6769 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6679 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6929 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7426 GPI | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7409 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7553 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7699 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7933 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8209 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8515 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.887 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8792 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8848 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9379 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9548 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9511 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9576 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9464 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9519 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9659 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9261 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8876 GPI | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9483 GPI | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9777 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 1.04 GPI | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5531 GPI | 0.4804 GPI | 0.659 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7512 GPI | 0.6679 GPI | 0.8515 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9317 GPI | 0.8792 GPI | 0.9659 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9652 GPI | 0.8876 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India was 1.04 GPI in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4804 GPI in 1996.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 92nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release