India vs Pakistan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
India
1.02 index
in 2025
Pakistan
1.02 index
in 2025
India rank
81st
Pakistan rank
84th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Pakistan, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 81st and Pakistan ranks 84th of 164 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4905 index | 0.3238 index | 0.1667 index | India |
| 1990s | 0.6566 index | 0.5161 index | 0.1405 index | India |
| 2000s | 0.8199 index | 0.7298 index | 0.0901 index | India |
| 2010s | 0.9606 index | 0.8675 index | 0.0931 index | India |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9826 index | 0.0277 index | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between India and Pakistan?
- 0 index, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 81st and Pakistan ranks 84th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.