School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in India
India: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in India, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
India recorded 1.02 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in India peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5688 GPI, in 1971.
That places India 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in India, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5688 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.574 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5837 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5926 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5968 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6009 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5937 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6046 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.613 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6097 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6355 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6219 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6525 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6625 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6725 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6712 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7353 GPI | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7489 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7504 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7591 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.773 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7955 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8013 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8092 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8304 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9157 GPI | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9424 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9663 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9893 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9881 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9974 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | -5.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.02 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9931 GPI, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- India's 1.02 GPI is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.03 GPI, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5872 GPI | 0.5688 GPI | 0.6009 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6381 GPI | 0.6046 GPI | 0.6725 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7604 GPI | 0.7353 GPI | 0.7955 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8935 GPI | 0.8013 GPI | 0.9893 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9881 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 9 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in India?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in India was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5688 GPI in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- India ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.