School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in India
India: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 132nd out of 189 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.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (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 132nd out of 189 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release