Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in India
India: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9862 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in India, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in India stood at 0.9862 index. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 0.9862 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.61 index, 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in India, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.61 index | — |
| 1991 | 0.67 index | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8 index | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.84 index | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8996 index | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 index | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9215 index | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.93 index | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9627 index | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9681 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9808 index | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9745 index | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.98 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9862 index | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.61 index | 0.61 index | 0.61 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.67 index | 0.67 index | 0.67 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.82 index | 0.8 index | 0.84 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.932 index | 0.8996 index | 0.9681 index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9803 index | 0.9745 index | 0.9862 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 71 Tajikistan 0.9774 index compare
- 72 Iraq 0.9689 index compare
- 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.96 index compare
- 73 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.96 index compare
- 73 Zambia 0.96 index compare
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in India was 0.9862 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9862 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 index in 1981.
- How does India rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 70th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.