Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in India
India: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.9862 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in India, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
India recorded 0.9862 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in India peaked at 0.9862 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.61 GPI, in 1981.
That places India 70th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in India, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.61 GPI | — |
| 1991 | 0.67 GPI | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8 GPI | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.84 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8996 GPI | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9215 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.93 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9627 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9681 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9808 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9745 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.98 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9862 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.61 GPI | 0.61 GPI | 0.61 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.67 GPI | 0.67 GPI | 0.67 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.82 GPI | 0.8 GPI | 0.84 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.932 GPI | 0.8996 GPI | 0.9681 GPI | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9803 GPI | 0.9745 GPI | 0.9862 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 71 Tajikistan 0.9774 GPI compare
- 72 Iraq 0.9689 GPI compare
- 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.96 GPI compare
- 73 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.96 GPI compare
- 73 Zambia 0.96 GPI compare
More education data for India
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in India?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in India was 0.9862 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9862 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 GPI in 1981.
- How does India rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- India ranks 70th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.