Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in India

India: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
18th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.7923 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
21
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in India, 1994–2019

00.250.50.7511.21994200620191994: 0.792 GPI1995: 0.793 GPI1996: 0.811 GPI1997: 0.826 GPI1999: 0.822 GPI2000: 0.827 GPI2001: 0.838 GPI2002: 0.859 GPI2003: 0.953 GPI2007: 0.973 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in India stood at 1.03 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in India peaked at 1.13 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7923 GPI, in 1994.

India ranks 18th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in India, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in India, 1994 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1994 0.7923 GPI
1995 0.7926 GPI +0.0%
1996 0.8113 GPI +2.4%
1997 0.8257 GPI +1.8%
1999 0.8223 GPI -0.4%
2000 0.8266 GPI +0.5%
2001 0.8382 GPI +1.4%
2002 0.8586 GPI +2.4%
2003 0.9526 GPI +10.9%
2007 0.9734 GPI +2.2%
2008 0.9997 GPI +2.7%
2009 1.02 GPI +2.2%
2010 1.01 GPI -1.0%
2011 1.02 GPI +1.3%
2012 1.03 GPI +0.6%
2013 1.1 GPI +7.0%
2014 1.1 GPI -0.5%
2015 1.1 GPI +0.1%
2016 1.13 GPI +2.8%
2017 1.12 GPI -1.1%
2019 1.03 GPI -8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8089 GPI 0.7923 GPI 0.8257 GPI 5
2000s 0.9243 GPI 0.8266 GPI 1.02 GPI 7
2010s 1.07 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.13 GPI 9

Countries ranked near India

  1. 15 Hong Kong, China 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 17 Naoero 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 19 Viet Nam 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 20 Aruba 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 21 Croatia 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in India?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in India was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7923 GPI in 1994.
How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
India ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.