Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in India
India: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
India recorded 1.02 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in India peaked at 1.02 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4109 index, in 1981.
India ranks 60th of 165 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 | 0.5146 index | 0.4109 index | 0.6123 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7152 index | 0.6337 index | 0.7969 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8898 index | 0.8164 index | 0.9524 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9954 index | 0.9631 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 57 Mozambique 1.03 index compare
- 58 Egypt 1.02 index compare
- 59 South Africa 1.02 index compare
- 61 Costa Rica 1.02 index compare
- 62 Argentina 1.02 index compare
- 63 Djibouti 1.02 index compare
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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in India?
- Primary 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4109 index in 1981.
- How does India rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- India ranks 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.