School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in India
India: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.03 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
83rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.4185 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2025
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4185 GPIA, in 1971.
That places India 83rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4185 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4256 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4353 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4594 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4631 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4695 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4763 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4848 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.499 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4946 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5503 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5128 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5359 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5414 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5547 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5696 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.628 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6451 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6451 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6509 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6714 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6999 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7079 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7126 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7402 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8016 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8039 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8206 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.833 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8589 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8834 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9199 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9268 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9309 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9377 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9927 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9968 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9882 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9944 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9731 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9512 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9837 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9979 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
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. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 1.03 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.09 GPIA, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4497 GPIA | 0.4185 GPIA | 0.4763 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.527 GPIA | 0.4848 GPIA | 0.5696 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6567 GPIA | 0.628 GPIA | 0.6999 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8082 GPIA | 0.7079 GPIA | 0.9199 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9746 GPIA | 0.9268 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9923 GPIA | 0.9512 GPIA | 1.03 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4185 GPIA in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 83rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release