School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in India
India: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in India, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
India recorded 1.04 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in India peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.861 GPI, in 1985.
India ranks 34th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8858 GPI | 0.8681 GPI | 0.9406 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.893 GPI | 0.861 GPI | 0.9329 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.926 GPI | 0.8821 GPI | 0.9771 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in India?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in India was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.861 GPI in 1985.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- India ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.