India vs SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

India
5.61 years
in 2025
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
5.68 years
in 2024
India rank
131st
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank
131st

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • India
  • SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
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How they compare

SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries currently reports 5.68 years against 5.61 years in India, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.

India ranks 131st and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 131st of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 4.09 years 3.22 years 0.8628 years India
1980s 4.34 years 3.86 years 0.479 years India
1990s 4.57 years 4.11 years 0.4633 years India
2000s 5.27 years 5.43 years 0.1573 years SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
2010s 5.58 years 6.01 years 0.4304 years SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
2020s 5.54 years 5.8 years 0.2599 years SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, India or SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, at 5.68 years against 5.61 years in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between India and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
0.07 years, with SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do India and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
India ranks 131st and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 131st of 212 countries.
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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 17,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release