Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in India
India: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in India, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in India is 1.02 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 1.02 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4094 index, in 1981.
India ranks 81st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in India, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4094 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.4302 index | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4521 index | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4741 index | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4955 index | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5156 index | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5307 index | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5462 index | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5603 index | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.578 index | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5982 index | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6171 index | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6331 index | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6469 index | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6651 index | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6815 index | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6993 index | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7155 index | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7309 index | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7489 index | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7647 index | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7782 index | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7931 index | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.808 index | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8267 index | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8444 index | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8612 index | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8787 index | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8952 index | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9114 index | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9258 index | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.939 index | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9512 index | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9622 index | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9717 index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.978 index | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9833 index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9889 index | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9949 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.02 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- India's 1.02 index is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 index, 98% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4905 index | 0.4094 index | 0.5603 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6566 index | 0.578 index | 0.7309 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8199 index | 0.7489 index | 0.8952 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9606 index | 0.9114 index | 0.9949 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in India was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4094 index in 1981.
- How does India rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.