GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs India: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
5.67 years
in 2024
India
5.61 years
in 2025
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
133rd
India rank
136th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- India
How they compare
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 5.67 years against 5.61 years in India, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 133rd and India ranks 136th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 averaged higher in 5 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.09 years | 4.09 years | 0.0058 years | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 4.73 years | 4.34 years | 0.3912 years | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 4.65 years | 4.57 years | 0.0805 years | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 5.25 years | 5.27 years | 0.0181 years | India |
| 2010s | 5.66 years | 5.58 years | 0.0816 years | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 5.65 years | 5.54 years | 0.1068 years | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or India?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 5.67 years against 5.61 years in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and India?
- 0.06 years, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and India?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and India rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 133rd and India ranks 136th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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