School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in India
India: School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi was 0.9908 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9908
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
124th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.12
in 2016
All-time low
0.6372
in 1971
Years of data
52
1971–2025
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in India, 1971–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in India is 0.9908, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in India peaked at 1.12 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6372, in 1971.
That places India 124th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6372 | — |
| 1972 | 0.6421 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6506 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6514 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6533 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.658 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6605 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6499 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6632 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6673 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6746 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6753 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6847 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6893 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7059 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7281 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7428 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7492 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7337 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7447 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7682 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.778 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8077 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.816 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8166 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8248 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8317 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8357 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8348 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8417 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8503 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8679 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.968 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9782 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.12 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.12 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9936 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9868 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9876 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9908 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6518 | 0.6372 | 0.6632 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7051 | 0.6673 | 0.7492 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8058 | 0.7447 | 0.8357 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9324 | 0.8417 | 1.02 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9943 | 0.9868 | 1.01 | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in India?
- School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in India was 0.9908 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6372 in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi?
- India ranks 124th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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