India vs MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

India
8.27 years
in 2025
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
8.2 years
in 2024
India rank
143rd
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
146th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • India
  • MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
02468199420092025

How they compare

India currently reports 8.27 years against 8.2 years in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.

India ranks 143rd and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 146th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) Difference Ahead
1990s 7.01 years 8.22 years 1.21 years MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2000s 7.72 years 8.27 years 0.5426 years MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2010s 8.01 years 8.31 years 0.2933 years MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2020s 8.22 years 8.21 years 0.0093 years India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, India or MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
India, at 8.27 years against 8.2 years in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) as of 2025.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between India and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
0.07 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do India and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
India ranks 143rd and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 146th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release