School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India
India: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9908 GPIA in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India is 0.9908 GPIA, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6372 GPIA, in 1971.
That places India 124th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6518 GPIA | 0.6372 GPIA | 0.6632 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7051 GPIA | 0.6673 GPIA | 0.7492 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8058 GPIA | 0.7447 GPIA | 0.8357 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9324 GPIA | 0.8417 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9943 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India was 0.9908 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6372 GPIA in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 124th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release