Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in India
India: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 0.996 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.996 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
189th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.996 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India is 0.996 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India peaked at 1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.996 GPIA, in 2024.
That places India 189th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9967 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.996 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 0.996 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9991 GPIA | 0.996 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in India was 0.996 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.996 GPIA in 2024.
- How does India rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- India ranks 189th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release