Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in India
India: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in India, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in India is 1.02, 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 completion rate adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 1.02 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4094, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4905 | 0.4094 | 0.5603 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6566 | 0.578 | 0.7309 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8199 | 0.7489 | 0.8952 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9606 | 0.9114 | 0.9949 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.02 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 11.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in India?
- Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in India was 1.02 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4094 in 1981.
- How does India rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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