ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) vs India: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
12.49 years
in 2024
India
13.18 years
in 2025
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
114th
India rank
113th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
  • India
468101214197119982025

How they compare

India currently reports 13.18 years against 12.49 years in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 0.69 years.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 114th and India ranks 113th of 221 groups.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) India Difference Ahead
2000s 8.18 years 8.69 years 0.507 years India
2010s 11.11 years 12.05 years 0.9393 years India
2020s 11.99 years 12.78 years 0.7932 years India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) or India?
India, at 13.18 years against 12.49 years in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2025.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and India?
0.69 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and India?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and India rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 114th and India ranks 113th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release