School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in India
India: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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, 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