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Date : Dec 11, 2025
Table 12: State-wise Gender Parity Index of Gross Enrolment Ratio by Level of School Education
State/Union Territory Primary
(1 to 5)
Upper Primary
(6-8)
Elementary
(1-8)
Secondary
(9-10)
Higher Secondary
(11-12)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1.05 1.02 1.04 1.12 1.23
Andhra Pradesh 0.95 0.98 0.96 0.99 1.07
Arunachal Pradesh 1.00 1.07 1.02 1.03 1.04
Assam 1.03 1.10 1.05 1.17 1.00
Bihar 1.03 1.10 1.05 1.11 1.00
Chandigarh 1.10 1.07 1.09 1.15 1.11
Chhattisgarh 0.99 1.01 1.00 1.12 1.15
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1.03 1.00 1.02 1.07 1.37
Daman and Diu 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.25 2.01
Delhi 1.03 1.04 1.03 1.06 1.10
Goa 1.04 1.01 1.03 1.02 1.15
Gujarat 1.02 0.99 1.01 0.85 0.96
Haryana 0.99 1.00 0.99 0.96 1.00
Himachal Pradesh 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.06
Jammu and Kashmir 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.00 0.99
Jharkhand 0.99 1.05 1.01 1.06 1.02
Karnataka 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 1.21
Kerala 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.99 1.12
Ladakh 1.09 1.16 1.11 1.17 1.30
Lakshadweep 1.03 0.97 1.00 1.02 0.98
Madhya Pradesh 0.99 0.97 0.98 0.93 0.95
Maharashtra 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.97 0.95
Manipur 1.02 1.03 1.02 1.04 0.95
Meghalaya 1.03 1.14 1.06 1.20 1.22
Mizoram 0.99 1.00 0.99 1.03 1.12
Nagaland 1.02 1.08 1.04 1.13 1.10
Odisha 0.99 0.97 0.98 0.99 1.12
Puducherry 1.03 1.02 1.03 1.07 1.23
Punjab 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.00 1.02
Rajasthan 1.00 0.93 0.98 0.89 0.83
Sikkim 0.92 1.04 0.96 1.14 1.28
Tamil Nadu 1.00 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.23
Telangana 0.99 1.00 1.00 1.03 1.15
Tripura 1.02 1.03 1.02 1.08 1.03
Uttar Pradesh 1.04 1.05 1.04 0.94 0.96
Uttarakhand 1.01 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.09
West Bengal 1.01 1.08 1.03 1.26 1.20
ALL INDIA 1.01 1.02 1.01 1.00 1.03

TABLE 12: STATE-WISE GENDER PARITY INDEX OF GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO BY LEVEL OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, 2019-20
State/Union Territory Primary
(1 to 5)
Upper Primary
(6-8)
Elementary
(1-8)
Secondary
(9-10)
Higher Secondary
(11-12)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1.05 1.04 1.05 1.09 1.37
Andhra Pradesh 0.96 0.97 0.97 1.00 1.14
Arunachal Pradesh 1.02 1.07 1.03 1.13 1.17
Assam 1.04 1.10 1.06 1.19 1.03
Bihar 1.04 1.09 1.05 1.09 1.01
Chandigarh 1.11 1.10 1.10 1.14 1.19
Chhattisgarh 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.08 1.19
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1.04 1.01 1.03 1.10 1.40
Daman and Diu 1.03 1.05 1.04 1.24 2.13
Delhi 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.12
Goa 1.04 1.02 1.03 1.02 1.16
Gujarat 1.04 1.00 1.02 0.86 0.98
Haryana 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.95 1.04
Himachal Pradesh 1.01 1.02 1.01 1.00 1.08
Jammu and Kashmir 1.03 1.06 1.04 1.01 1.00
Jharkhand 1.00 1.05 1.02 1.07 1.01
Karnataka 0.99 1.00 0.99 0.98 1.18
Kerala 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.99 1.10
Ladakh 1.08 1.17 1.11 1.18 1.38
Lakshadweep 0.98 0.92 0.94 1.19 1.05
Madhya Pradesh 0.99 0.97 0.99 0.93 0.99
Maharashtra 1.01 0.99 1.00 0.97 0.99
Manipur 1.03 1.04 1.03 1.03 0.98
Meghalaya 1.03 1.15 1.06 1.23 1.23
Mizoram 0.99 1.00 0.99 1.08 1.10
Nagaland 1.04 1.10 1.06 1.13 1.09
Odisha 0.99 0.98 0.99 1.00 1.04
Puducherry 1.02 1.01 1.02 1.08 1.21
Punjab 1.00 1.02 1.01 1.04 1.06
Rajasthan 1.01 0.94 0.99 0.89 0.87
Sikkim 0.92 1.02 0.96 1.13 1.24
Tamil Nadu 1.01 1.00 1.00 1.01 1.22
Telangana 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.02 1.16
Tripura 1.03 1.04 1.03 1.07 1.06
Uttar Pradesh 1.05 1.04 1.05 0.93 0.94
Uttarakhand 1.03 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.10
West Bengal 1.01 1.06 1.03 1.25 1.21
ALL INDIA 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.00 1.04

TABLE 12: STATE-WISE GENDER PARITY INDEX OF GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO BY LEVEL OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, 2020-21
State/Union Territory Primary
(1 to 5)
Upper Primary
(6-8)
Elementary
(1-8)
Secondary
(9-10)
Higher Secondary
(11-12)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1.05 1.06 1.05 1.03 1.31
Andhra Pradesh 0.98 0.96 0.97 0.98 1.06
Arunachal Pradesh 1.03 1.09 1.05 1.10 1.12
Assam 1.05 1.10 1.07 1.19 1.05
Bihar 1.02 1.06 1.03 1.07 1.03
Chandigarh 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.21
Chhattisgarh 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.07 1.21
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 1.06 1.05 1.05 1.13 1.68
Delhi 1.06 1.04 1.05 1.03 1.11
Goa 1.05 1.04 1.04 0.99 1.13
Gujarat 1.05 1.00 1.03 0.90 1.01
Haryana 1.00 0.99 1.00 0.96 1.04
Himachal Pradesh 1.01 1.02 1.02 0.99 1.07
Jammu and Kashmir 1.02 1.06 1.04 1.01 0.96
Jharkhand 1.00 1.04 1.01 1.07 1.03
Karnataka 1.00 0.99 1.00 0.98 1.13
Kerala 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.99 1.09
Ladakh 1.07 1.18 1.11 1.17 1.32
Lakshadweep 1.03 0.80 0.93 0.98 0.91
Madhya Pradesh 1.00 0.98 0.99 0.94 1.00
Maharashtra 1.03 0.99 1.01 0.97 1.00
Manipur 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.03 0.98
Meghalaya 1.03 1.15 1.07 1.25 1.25
Mizoram 0.99 1.01 1.00 1.13 1.11
Nagaland 1.05 1.10 1.07 1.15 1.16
Odisha 0.99 0.98 0.99 0.98 1.07
Puducherry 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.07 1.17
Punjab 0.99 1.01 1.00 0.98 1.04
Rajasthan 1.02 0.95 0.99 0.89 0.89
Sikkim 0.93 1.02 0.97 1.10 1.28
Tamil Nadu 1.01 0.99 1.01 1.00 1.17
Telangana 1.01 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.08
Tripura 1.04 1.03 1.04 1.11 1.12
Uttar Pradesh 1.05 1.03 1.04 0.90 0.93
Uttarakhand 1.03 1.02 1.03 1.00 1.09
West Bengal 1.00 1.04 1.02 1.23 1.20
ALL INDIA 1.02 1.01 1.02 0.99 1.03

TABLE 12: STATE-WISE GENDER PARITY INDEX OF GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO BY LEVEL OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, 2021-22
State/Union Territory Primary
(1 to 5)
Upper Primary
(6-8)
Elementary
(1-8)
Secondary
(9-10)
Higher Secondary
(11-12)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1.05 1.02 1.04 1.12 1.13
Andhra Pradesh 1.00 0.95 0.98 0.98 1.06
Arunachal Pradesh 1.01 1.07 1.03 1.05 1.09
Assam 1.06 1.10 1.07 1.20 1.11
Bihar 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.06 1.02
Chandigarh 1.11 1.13 1.12 1.12 1.17
Chhattisgarh 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.08 1.17
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 1.05 1.04 1.05 1.10 1.58
Delhi 1.07 1.03 1.05 1.02 1.09
Goa 1.05 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.07
Gujarat 1.06 1.00 1.04 0.94 0.98
Haryana 1.01 0.99 1.00 0.97 1.01
Himachal Pradesh 1.01 1.03 1.02 1.01 1.03
Jammu and Kashmir 1.01 1.07 1.04 1.02 0.99
Jharkhand 1.01 1.02 1.01 1.06 1.07
Karnataka 1.00 0.99 1.00 1.00 1.08
Kerala 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 1.08
Ladakh 0.88 0.93 0.89 1.01 1.09
Lakshadweep 1.03 0.82 0.94 0.96 0.92
Madhya Pradesh 1.00 0.98 0.99 0.96 0.98
Maharashtra 1.05 0.98 1.02 0.98 0.98
Manipur 1.04 1.05 1.04 1.04 1.00
Meghalaya 1.04 1.16 1.07 1.24 1.34
Mizoram 1.00 1.02 1.01 1.10 1.15
Nagaland 1.06 1.10 1.07 1.16 1.18
Odisha 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.01 1.09
Puducherry 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.08 1.13
Punjab 0.99 1.02 1.00 1.01 1.02
Rajasthan 1.03 0.96 1.00 0.92 0.90
Sikkim 0.94 1.01 0.96 1.07 1.27
Tamil Nadu 1.02 0.99 1.01 1.00 1.11
Telangana 1.01 0.98 1.00 1.01 1.06
Tripura 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.08 1.15
Uttar Pradesh 1.04 1.02 1.04 0.92 0.92
Uttarakhand 1.05 1.02 1.04 1.02 1.04
West Bengal 1.01 1.02 1.01 1.12 1.31
ALL INDIA 1.03 1.00 1.02 1.00 1.02

TABLE 12: STATE-WISE GENDER PARITY INDEX OF GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO BY LEVEL OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, 2022-23
State/Union Territory Foundational Preparatory Middle Secondary
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0.97 1.02 1.01 1.10
Andhra Pradesh 0.98 1.00 0.96 1.03
Arunachal Pradesh 1.01 1.03 1.08 1.08
Assam 1.04 1.05 1.11 1.19
Bihar 1.06 1.09 1.11 1.17
Chandigarh 1.02 1.08 1.11 1.15
Chhattisgarh 0.99 1.01 1.01 1.15
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 0.97 1.02 1.04 1.39
Delhi 1.09 1.05 1.04 1.06
Goa 0.95 1.00 1.04 1.08
Gujarat 1.05 1.04 1.00 0.97
Haryana 1.00 0.99 0.98 1.00
Himachal Pradesh 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.04
Jammu and Kashmir 0.98 1.01 1.05 1.02
Jharkhand 0.97 1.01 1.01 1.07
Karnataka 1.00 1.01 0.98 1.06
Kerala 0.99 1.00 1.00 1.03
Ladakh 0.92 1.02 1.17 1.16
Lakshadweep 0.98 0.95 0.90 1.02
Madhya Pradesh 1.05 1.06 1.05 1.04
Maharashtra 1.06 1.05 0.99 0.99
Manipur 1.03 1.03 1.04 1.01
Meghalaya 1.00 1.05 1.18 1.36
Mizoram 1.01 1.01 1.03 1.15
Nagaland 1.03 1.05 1.11 1.18
Odisha 0.98 0.99 0.99 1.04
Puducherry 0.96 0.99 1.04 1.13
Punjab 0.99 0.99 1.02 1.03
Rajasthan 0.99 1.03 0.97 0.93
Sikkim 0.97 0.95 1.00 1.14
Tamil Nadu 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.07
Telangana 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.02
Tripura 1.01 1.03 1.05 1.12
Uttar Pradesh 1.04 1.06 1.06 0.96
Uttarakhand 1.03 1.04 1.03 1.04
West Bengal 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.18
ALL INDIA 1.03 1.04 1.03 1.04
Note: Data up to 2021–22 correspond to the earlier system of classification - Primary (Grades 1-5), Upper Primary (Grades 6-8), Elementary (Grades 1-8), Secondary (Grades 9-10), and Higher Secondary (Grades 11-12). Data from 2022–23 onwards are compiled as per the NEP 2020 framework, which restructures schooling into Foundational (Pre-school + Grades 1-2), Preparatory (Grades 3-5), Middle (Grades 6-8), and Secondary (Grades 9-12) stages.

TABLE 12: STATE-WISE GENDER PARITY INDEX OF GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO BY LEVEL OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, 2023-24
State/Union Territory Foundational Preparatory Middle Secondary
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0.98 1.02 1.02 1.16
Andhra Pradesh 0.99 1.00 0.98 1.02
Arunachal Pradesh 1.00 1.02 1.08 1.10
Assam 1.03 1.06 1.14 1.20
Bihar 0.96 1.03 1.03 1.11
Chandigarh 1.02 1.10 1.13 1.18
Chhattisgarh 0.99 1.01 1.02 1.17
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 0.97 1.03 1.04 1.40
Delhi 1.10 1.07 1.05 1.07
Goa 0.96 0.99 1.05 1.11
Gujarat 1.03 1.05 1.02 1.01
Haryana 1.01 1.00 1.00 1.02
Himachal Pradesh 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.05
Jammu and Kashmir 0.98 1.01 1.04 1.04
Jharkhand 0.97 1.00 1.01 1.08
Karnataka 1.00 1.01 0.99 1.08
Kerala 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.03
Ladakh 0.93 1.01 1.18 1.21
Lakshadweep 0.99 0.95 1.03 0.98
Madhya Pradesh 0.96 1.00 0.99 1.01
Maharashtra 1.06 1.06 1.01 1.00
Manipur 1.01 1.04 1.05 1.02
Meghalaya 0.99 1.04 1.18 1.37
Mizoram 1.02 1.00 1.04 1.13
Nagaland 1.02 1.04 1.11 1.18
Odisha 0.99 0.99 0.99 1.04
Puducherry 0.97 1.01 1.04 1.13
Punjab 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.05
Rajasthan 0.98 1.04 1.00 0.96
Sikkim 0.98 0.95 1.01 1.12
Tamil Nadu 1.01 1.02 1.00 1.07
Telangana 0.99 1.02 1.01 1.05
Tripura 1.01 1.04 1.06 1.11
Uttar Pradesh 0.99 1.03 1.03 0.96
Uttarakhand 1.02 1.05 1.04 1.07
West Bengal 1.02 1.01 1.02 1.16
ALL INDIA 1.00 1.03 1.02 1.04
Note: Data up to 2021–22 correspond to the earlier system of classification - Primary (Grades 1-5), Upper Primary (Grades 6-8), Elementary (Grades 1-8), Secondary (Grades 9-10), and Higher Secondary (Grades 11-12). Data from 2022–23 onwards are compiled as per the NEP 2020 framework, which restructures schooling into Foundational (Pre-school + Grades 1-2), Preparatory (Grades 3-5), Middle (Grades 6-8), and Secondary (Grades 9-12) stages.

TABLE 12: STATE-WISE GENDER PARITY INDEX OF GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO BY LEVEL OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, 2024-25
State/Union Territory Foundational Preparatory Middle Secondary
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2
Andhra Pradesh 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Arunachal Pradesh 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
Assam 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2
Bihar 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1
Chandigarh 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2
Chhattisgarh 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.4
Delhi 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Goa 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
Gujarat 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0
Haryana 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Himachal Pradesh 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Jammu and Kashmir 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
Jharkhand 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
Karnataka 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Kerala 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Ladakh 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2
Lakshadweep 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0
Madhya Pradesh 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0
Maharashtra 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
Manipur 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0
Meghalaya 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4
Mizoram 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2
Nagaland 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2
Odisha 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Puducherry 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
Punjab 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Rajasthan 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Sikkim 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Tamil Nadu 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Telangana 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Tripura 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
Uttar Pradesh 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0
Uttarakhand 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1
West Bengal 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2
ALL INDIA 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Notes: 1. Data up to 2021–22 correspond to the earlier system of classification - Primary (Grades 1-5), Upper Primary (Grades 6-8), Elementary (Grades 1-8), Secondary (Grades 9-10), and Higher Secondary (Grades 11-12). Data from 2022–23 onwards are compiled as per the NEP 2020 framework, which restructures schooling into Foundational (Pre-school + Grades 1-2), Preparatory (Grades 3-5), Middle (Grades 6-8), and Secondary (Grades 9-12) stages.
2. The Gender Parity Index (GPI) measured as ratio of GER of girls to GER of boys, with a value above 1 indicates proportionally higher participation of girls as compared to boys.
Source: Report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2024-25, Ministry of Education, Government of India (UDISE+ is an updated and improved version of UDISE).