School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in India

India: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
18th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.7908 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
21
1994–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in India, 1994–2019

00.250.50.7511.21994200620191994: 0.791 GPI1995: 0.791 GPI1996: 0.81 GPI1997: 0.825 GPI1999: 0.822 GPI2000: 0.827 GPI2001: 0.838 GPI2002: 0.859 GPI2003: 0.952 GPI2007: 0.973 GPI2008: 0.999 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, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in India stood at 1.03 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in India peaked at 1.13 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7908 GPI, in 1994.

That places India 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8079 GPI 0.7908 GPI 0.8252 GPI 5
2000s 0.9242 GPI 0.8266 GPI 1.02 GPI 7
2010s 1.07 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.13 GPI 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in India?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in India was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7908 GPI in 1994.
How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
India ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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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.