Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in India
India: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in India, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in India is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in India peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7759 GPI, in 1973.
That places India 73rd out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in India, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7759 GPI | — |
| 1986 | 0.9072 GPI | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8814 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8939 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9538 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9912 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9913 GPI | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9871 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7759 GPI | 0.7759 GPI | 0.7759 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8943 GPI | 0.8814 GPI | 0.9072 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9238 GPI | 0.8939 GPI | 0.9538 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9912 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9871 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 4 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in India?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in India was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2001.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7759 GPI in 1973.
- How does India rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- India ranks 73rd out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.