India vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
India
11.2 years
in 2025
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
10.39 years
in 2024
India rank
126th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
128th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- India
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
India currently reports 11.2 years against 10.39 years in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.81 years.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
India ranks 126th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 128th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.86 years | 7.3 years | 1.45 years | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 6.73 years | 7.64 years | 0.9121 years | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 7.73 years | 7.88 years | 0.1491 years | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 9.01 years | 8.69 years | 0.3126 years | India |
| 2010s | 10.64 years | 10 years | 0.6393 years | India |
| 2020s | 11.12 years | 10.3 years | 0.8178 years | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, India or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- India, at 11.2 years against 10.39 years in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between India and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.81 years, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do India and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- India ranks 126th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 128th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release