School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in India
India: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.11 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in India, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in India stood at 1.11 GPI. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in India peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2898 GPI, in 1971.
India ranks 105th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in India, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2898 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.2945 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3332 GPI | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3591 GPI | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3606 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3805 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3776 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3894 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4193 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4183 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4188 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4496 GPI | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4626 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4596 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4975 GPI | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5039 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5202 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5347 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5686 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6106 GPI | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6173 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.662 GPI | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6891 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.704 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6865 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6808 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7176 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7334 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7103 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7179 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7406 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7986 GPI | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.951 GPI | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9975 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPI | +4.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.11 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- India's 1.11 GPI is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.09 GPI, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3363 GPI | 0.2898 GPI | 0.3805 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.4396 GPI | 0.3776 GPI | 0.5039 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5703 GPI | 0.5202 GPI | 0.6173 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7002 GPI | 0.662 GPI | 0.7334 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9703 GPI | 0.7406 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in India?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in India was 1.11 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2898 GPI in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- India ranks 105th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. 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, 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.