School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in India
India: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.07 GPI in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in India, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
India recorded 1.07 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in India peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2931 GPI, in 1973.
That places India 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in India, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2937 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.2931 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3304 GPI | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3566 GPI | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3588 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3789 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3766 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3886 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.418 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4166 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4168 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4472 GPI | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.46 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4566 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.494 GPI | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5002 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5167 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5316 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5675 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6101 GPI | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6174 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.66 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6848 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6977 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6786 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6712 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7062 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7211 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6978 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7036 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7242 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7799 GPI | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8606 GPI | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9176 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9642 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9721 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9855 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.07 GPI | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3353 GPI | 0.2931 GPI | 0.3789 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.4374 GPI | 0.3766 GPI | 0.5002 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5687 GPI | 0.5167 GPI | 0.6174 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6912 GPI | 0.66 GPI | 0.7211 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9337 GPI | 0.7242 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 6 |
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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in India?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in India was 1.07 GPI in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2931 GPI in 1973.
- How does India rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- India ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.