Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India
India: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9972 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India is 0.9972 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6519 GPIA, in 1971.
India ranks 118th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6519 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.7457 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8389 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8528 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8646 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9654 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9914 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9972 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6519 GPIA | 0.6519 GPIA | 0.6519 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7457 GPIA | 0.7457 GPIA | 0.7457 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9244 GPIA | 0.8389 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in India was 0.9972 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6519 GPIA in 1971.
- How does India rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 118th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release