School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in India
India: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in India, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in India stood at 1.03 GPI.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in India peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5547 GPI, in 1971.
India ranks 95th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in India, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5547 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.5695 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5843 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5903 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5829 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5945 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6028 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6018 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6257 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6126 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6439 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6526 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6652 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6642 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7435 GPI | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7529 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7662 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.791 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8003 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8207 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8988 GPI | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.923 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9656 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.965 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9753 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPI | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5763 GPI | 0.5547 GPI | 0.5903 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.6292 GPI | 0.5945 GPI | 0.6652 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7542 GPI | 0.7435 GPI | 0.7662 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8666 GPI | 0.791 GPI | 0.9656 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 0.965 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near India
- 92 Fiji 1.03 GPI compare
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- 94 Republic of Moldova 1.03 GPI compare
- 96 North Macedonia 1.03 GPI compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 1.03 GPI compare
- 98 Netherlands 1.03 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in India?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in India was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5547 GPI in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- India ranks 95th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 to tertiary, 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.