School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in India
India: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9696 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in India, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in India stood at 0.9696 GPI.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in India peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4224 GPI, in 1971.
That places India 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in India, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4224 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4294 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4386 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.462 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4654 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4721 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.479 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4874 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5014 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4972 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5532 GPI | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5152 GPI | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5375 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5429 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5558 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5703 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6284 GPI | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6461 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6469 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6538 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6758 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7132 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7216 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7287 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7568 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.82 GPI | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8224 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8389 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8507 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8763 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9355 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9414 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9558 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.963 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.995 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9696 GPI | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4527 GPI | 0.4224 GPI | 0.479 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.529 GPI | 0.4874 GPI | 0.5703 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6607 GPI | 0.6284 GPI | 0.7132 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8251 GPI | 0.7216 GPI | 0.9355 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9988 GPI | 0.9414 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9823 GPI | 0.9696 GPI | 0.995 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in India?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in India was 0.9696 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4224 GPI in 1971.
- How does India rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- India ranks 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.