India vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male
India
11.13 years
in 2025
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
10.49 years
in 2024
India rank
124th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
121st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time
- India
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
India currently reports 11.13 years against 10.49 years in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, a difference of 0.64 years.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
India ranks 124th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 121st of 208 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.42 years | 8.35 years | 0.9294 years | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 1980s | 8.15 years | 8.45 years | 0.2968 years | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 1990s | 8.78 years | 8.48 years | 0.2995 years | India |
| 2000s | 9.55 years | 9.09 years | 0.4567 years | India |
| 2010s | 10.54 years | 10.15 years | 0.3931 years | India |
| 2020s | 11.18 years | 10.43 years | 0.7512 years | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, India or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- India, at 11.13 years against 10.49 years in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between India and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 0.64 years, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do India and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- India ranks 124th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 121st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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
February 2026 Data Release