| Gender Parity Index, Literacy Rate, Adult (Ratio) | |
| Definition : | Ratio of adult literacy rate, female to adult literacy rate, male. |
| Explanation : | A GPI of 1 indicates parity between the sexes; a GPI that varies between 0 and 1 typically means a disparity in favour of males; whereas a GPI greater than 1 indicates a disparity in favour of females. |