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Higher Education Gender Parity Index
Female GER ÷ male GER in higher education. Values >1 mean women enrol more than men relative to population. Below 1 indicates female disadvantage.
Tamil Nadu's higher ed gpi is 1.05 F÷M ratio (2021-22), per Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education.
Tamil Nadu, latest
1.05
2021-22
Last verified
Change
+5.0%
2011-12 → 2021-22
Rank vs compared states
#2 of 5
TN vs MH, KA, GJ, UP · higher is better
Tamil Nadu's Higher ed GPI is 1.05 (2021-22), up +5.0% since 2011-12. It ranks #2 of 5 compared states (higher is better).
About this indicator
This divides the female higher-education enrolment ratio by the male one, so a value near 1 means women and men enrol at similar rates and above 1 means women enrol more. It measures relative access between the sexes, not overall enrolment levels, so parity can be reached even where total enrolment is low. It also says nothing about which courses or institutions each group enters, so equal headline access can still mask differences in field and quality.
Tamil Nadu's Higher ed GPI rose from 1.00 (2011-12) to 1.05 (2021-22).
Source: Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education
Compare with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
- 1 UP Uttar Pradesh 1.06 2021-22
- 2 TN Tamil Nadu 1.05 2021-22
- 3 KA Karnataka 1.02 2021-22
- 4 MH Maharashtra 0.95 2021-22
- 5 GJ Gujarat 0.88 2021-22
Tamil Nadu highlighted. Each row shows that state's value and the year it is from. Compare like years with care.
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Source provenance
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Methodology & notes
AISHE Annual Report. Female GER (18-23) ÷ male GER (18-23). 1.0 = parity.
All values
Every observation, by state and period. Newest first.
Tamil Nadu
- FY22 2021-22 1.05
- FY20 2019-20 1.04
- FY18 2017-18 1.04
- FY15 2014-15 1.04
- FY12 2011-12 1.00
Maharashtra 5 values
- FY22 2021-22 0.95
- FY20 2019-20 0.94
- FY18 2017-18 0.96
- FY15 2014-15 0.92
- FY12 2011-12 0.91
Karnataka 5 values
- FY22 2021-22 1.02
- FY20 2019-20 1.01
- FY18 2017-18 1.00
- FY15 2014-15 0.98
- FY12 2011-12 0.96
Gujarat 5 values
- FY22 2021-22 0.88
- FY20 2019-20 0.86
- FY18 2017-18 0.85
- FY15 2014-15 0.81
- FY12 2011-12 0.79
Uttar Pradesh 5 values
- FY22 2021-22 1.06
- FY20 2019-20 1.04
- FY18 2017-18 1.01
- FY15 2014-15 0.93
- FY12 2011-12 0.85
Cross-state comparison (FY22)
Sorted high → low. Tamil Nadu highlighted.
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