School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in India
India: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.07 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.07 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
134th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.2931 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
46
1971–2025
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in India stood at 1.07 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2931 GPIA, in 1973.
That places India 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2937 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.2931 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3304 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3566 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3588 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3789 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3766 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3886 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.418 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4166 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4168 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4472 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4566 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.494 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5002 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5167 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5316 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5675 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6101 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6174 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.66 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6848 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6977 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6786 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6712 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7062 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7211 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6978 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7036 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7251 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7723 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8606 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9209 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9676 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.975 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9879 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.07 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- India's 1.07 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 89% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3353 GPIA | 0.2931 GPIA | 0.3789 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.4374 GPIA | 0.3766 GPIA | 0.5002 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5687 GPIA | 0.5167 GPIA | 0.6174 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6912 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 0.7211 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9344 GPIA | 0.7251 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.09 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in India was 1.07 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2931 GPIA in 1973.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release