Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in India

India: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i was 1.1 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.1 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
107th
of 181 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.2898 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2019

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in India, 1971–2019

0.20.40.60.811.21971199520191971: 0.29 GPIA1973: 0.294 GPIA1976: 0.333 GPIA1977: 0.359 GPIA1978: 0.361 GPIA1979: 0.38 GPIA1980: 0.378 GPIA1981: 0.389 GPIA1982: 0.419 GPIA1983: 0.418 GPIA1984: 0.419 GPIA1985: 0.45 GPIA1986: 0.463 GPIA1987: 0.46 GPIA1988: 0.497 GPIA1989: 0.504 GPIA1990: 0.52 GPIA1991: 0.535 GPIA1995: 0.569 GPIA1996: 0.611 GPIA1997: 0.617 GPIA2000: 0.662 GPIA2001: 0.689 GPIA2002: 0.704 GPIA2003: 0.687 GPIA2004: 0.681 GPIA2005: 0.718 GPIA2006: 0.733 GPIA2007: 0.71 GPIA2009: 0.718 GPIA2010: 0.741 GPIA2011: 0.799 GPIA2013: 0.951 GPIA2014: 0.997 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 1.1 GPIA2019: 1.1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

India recorded 1.1 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in India peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2898 GPIA, in 1971.

India ranks 107th of 181 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3363 GPIA 0.2898 GPIA 0.3805 GPIA 6
1980s 0.4396 GPIA 0.3776 GPIA 0.5039 GPIA 10
1990s 0.5703 GPIA 0.5202 GPIA 0.6173 GPIA 5
2000s 0.7002 GPIA 0.662 GPIA 0.7334 GPIA 9
2010s 0.9682 GPIA 0.7406 GPIA 1.1 GPIA 9

Countries ranked near India

  1. 104 El Salvador 1.12 GPIA compare
  2. 105 Ireland 1.11 GPIA compare
  3. 106 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.1 GPIA compare
  4. 108 Hong Kong (China) 1.1 GPIA compare
  5. 109 Nicaragua 1.1 GPIA compare
  6. 110 Libya 1.1 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

More reference data data for India

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in India?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in India was 1.1 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2898 GPIA in 1971.
How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i?
India ranks 107th out of 181 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in India. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/india/">Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i in India</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,092 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/