India vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
India
13.18 years
in 2025
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
12.42 years
in 2024
India rank
113th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
115th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- India
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
How they compare
India currently reports 13.18 years against 12.42 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 0.76 years.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.
India ranks 113th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 115th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.43 years | 6.45 years | 2.03 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 1980s | 5.37 years | 7.77 years | 2.4 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 1990s | 6.84 years | 8.8 years | 1.96 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2000s | 8.69 years | 9.85 years | 1.16 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 12.05 years | 11.33 years | 0.7207 years | India |
| 2020s | 12.78 years | 12.26 years | 0.5188 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: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- India, at 13.18 years against 12.42 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between India and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 0.76 years, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do India and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- India ranks 113th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 115th 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