School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in India
India: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in India, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in India is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in India peaked at 1.16 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.64 GPI, in 1971.
India ranks 25th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6545 GPI | 0.64 GPI | 0.6649 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7047 GPI | 0.6686 GPI | 0.7483 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8162 GPI | 0.7471 GPI | 0.8537 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9491 GPI | 0.859 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in India?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in India was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.64 GPI in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- India ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, 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.