School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in India

India: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity was 3.42 GPI in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.42 GPI
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
4th
of 106 countries
All-time high
3.43 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.24 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
17
1998–2019

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in India, 1998–2019

01231998200820191998: 1 GPI1999: 0.97 GPI2000: 0.24 GPI2001: 0.412 GPI2002: 0.385 GPI2003: 0.37 GPI2004: 0.445 GPI2005: 0.462 GPI2006: 0.409 GPI2007: 0.431 GPI2012: 2.8 GPI2013: 2.7 GPI2014: 2.5 GPI2015: 3.3 GPI2016: 3.4 GPI2018: 3.2 GPI2019: 3.4 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in India stood at 3.42 GPI.

That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 692.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in India peaked at 3.43 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.24 GPI, in 2000.

That places India 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in India, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in India, 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 1.01 GPI —
1999 0.97 GPI -4.2%
2000 0.24 GPI -75.3%
2001 0.4122 GPI +71.7%
2002 0.3855 GPI -6.5%
2003 0.3698 GPI -4.1%
2004 0.4451 GPI +20.4%
2005 0.4622 GPI +3.8%
2006 0.4087 GPI -11.6%
2007 0.4309 GPI +5.5%
2012 2.82 GPI +554.6%
2013 2.71 GPI -4.0%
2014 2.52 GPI -7.0%
2015 3.25 GPI +29.2%
2016 3.43 GPI +5.4%
2018 3.21 GPI -6.3%
2019 3.42 GPI +6.4%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 3.42 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7792 GPI, 4.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +554.6% 0.4309 GPI 2.82 GPI
2000 -75.3% 0.97 GPI 0.24 GPI
2001 +71.7% 0.24 GPI 0.4122 GPI

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9913 GPI 0.97 GPI 1.01 GPI 2
2000s 0.3943 GPI 0.24 GPI 0.4622 GPI 8
2010s 3.05 GPI 2.52 GPI 3.43 GPI 7

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 Qatar 4.46 GPI compare
  2. 2 Austria 4.03 GPI compare
  3. 3 Colombia 3.79 GPI compare
  4. 5 Cuba 2.97 GPI compare
  5. 6 Estonia 2.75 GPI compare
  6. 7 Poland 2.59 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

More reference data data for India

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in India?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in India was 3.42 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 3.43 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.24 GPI in 2000.
How does India rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
India ranks 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 692.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in India. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-life-expectancy-post-secondary-non-tertiary-gender-parity-index-gpi/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/school-life-expectancy-post-secondary-non-tertiary-gender-parity-index-gpi/india/">School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in India</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.