India vs WB: Early-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

India
13.18 years
in 2025
WB: Early-demographic Dividend
12.75 years
in 2024
India rank
113th
WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank
111th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • India
  • WB: Early-demographic Dividend
468101214197119982025

How they compare

India currently reports 13.18 years against 12.75 years in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, a difference of 0.43 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was WB: Early-demographic Dividend ahead.

India ranks 113th and WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 111th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and WB: Early-demographic Dividend in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India WB: Early-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 5.45 years 7.73 years 2.28 years WB: Early-demographic Dividend
1990s 6.84 years 8.18 years 1.34 years WB: Early-demographic Dividend
2000s 8.69 years 9.21 years 0.5258 years WB: Early-demographic Dividend
2010s 12.05 years 11.64 years 0.4056 years India
2020s 12.78 years 12.42 years 0.3624 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 WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
India, at 13.18 years against 12.75 years in WB: Early-demographic Dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between India and WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
0.43 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do India and WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
India ranks 113th and WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 111th 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

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