School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in India
India: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.03 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
60th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8629 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
33
1971–2025
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 1.03 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8629 GPIA, in 1985.
India ranks 60th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9391 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8731 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9066 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8682 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8719 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8681 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8688 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8928 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9019 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8775 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8751 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8629 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8987 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8963 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9068 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9255 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.918 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9047 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8692 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8707 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9029 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9439 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9186 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9575 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9898 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8851 GPIA | 0.8681 GPIA | 0.9391 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.893 GPIA | 0.8629 GPIA | 0.9255 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9107 GPIA | 0.8692 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in India was 1.03 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8629 GPIA in 1985.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 60th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release