School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in India
India: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
India recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in India peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5517 GPIA, in 1971.
That places India 115th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5517 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.5667 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5812 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5875 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5805 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5927 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6011 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6004 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6247 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6121 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6435 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6523 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.665 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6636 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7366 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7444 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7563 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7767 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7845 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8044 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8812 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.907 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9498 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9498 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9492 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9925 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9869 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5735 GPIA | 0.5517 GPIA | 0.5875 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.6284 GPIA | 0.5927 GPIA | 0.665 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7458 GPIA | 0.7366 GPIA | 0.7563 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8506 GPIA | 0.7767 GPIA | 0.9498 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9492 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9869 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in India?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in India was 1.02 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5517 GPIA in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- India ranks 115th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release