School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in India

India: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
87th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.4224 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in India, 1971–2019

00.250.50.7511971199520191971: 0.422 GPI1972: 0.429 GPI1973: 0.439 GPI1975: 0.462 GPI1976: 0.465 GPI1977: 0.472 GPI1978: 0.479 GPI1980: 0.487 GPI1981: 0.501 GPI1982: 0.497 GPI1983: 0.553 GPI1984: 0.515 GPI1986: 0.538 GPI1987: 0.543 GPI1988: 0.556 GPI1989: 0.57 GPI1993: 0.628 GPI1994: 0.646 GPI1995: 0.647 GPI1996: 0.654 GPI1997: 0.676 GPI1999: 0.712 GPI2000: 0.72 GPI2001: 0.727 GPI2002: 0.756 GPI2003: 0.82 GPI2004: 0.822 GPI2005: 0.839 GPI2006: 0.851 GPI2007: 0.876 GPI2008: 0.9 GPI2009: 0.935 GPI2010: 0.941 GPI2011: 0.955 GPI2012: 0.962 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in India is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in India peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4224 GPI, in 1971.

That places India 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4527 GPI 0.4224 GPI 0.479 GPI 7
1980s 0.529 GPI 0.4874 GPI 0.5703 GPI 9
1990s 0.6604 GPI 0.6284 GPI 0.7116 GPI 6
2000s 0.8247 GPI 0.7201 GPI 0.9353 GPI 10
2010s 0.9989 GPI 0.9408 GPI 1.02 GPI 10

Countries ranked near India

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  3. 86 Aruba 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 88 Eswatini 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 89 Estonia 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 90 United Kingdom 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in India?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in India was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4224 GPI in 1971.
How does India rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
India ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
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.