India vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
India
13.18 years
in 2025
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
12.36 years
in 2024
India rank
113th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
116th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- India
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
India currently reports 13.18 years against 12.36 years in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, a difference of 0.82 years.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1976 it was UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
India ranks 113th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 116th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.54 years | 7.37 years | 2.83 years | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 1980s | 5.37 years | 7.57 years | 2.2 years | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 1990s | 6.84 years | 8.05 years | 1.21 years | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2000s | 8.69 years | 9.12 years | 0.4322 years | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries |
| 2010s | 12.05 years | 11.41 years | 0.6428 years | India |
| 2020s | 12.78 years | 12.19 years | 0.5947 years | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, India or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- India, at 13.18 years against 12.36 years in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between India and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 0.82 years, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do India and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- India ranks 113th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 116th of 179 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release