Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in India
India: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8002 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in India, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in India is 0.8002 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 0.82 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4 GPIA, in 1981.
India ranks 63rd of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.49 GPIA | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6 GPIA | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6839 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.71 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7083 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7531 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7722 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7786 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7782 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.82 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8002 GPIA | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.49 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.605 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7255 GPIA | 0.6839 GPIA | 0.7722 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7954 GPIA | 0.7782 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in India was 0.8002 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 GPIA in 1981.
- How does India rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 63rd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release