India vs MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

India
1.72 years
in 2025
MDG: Developing Regions
1.89 years
in 2024
India rank
109th
MDG: Developing Regions rank
107th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • India
  • MDG: Developing Regions
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 1.89 years against 1.72 years in India, a difference of 0.17 years.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.

India ranks 109th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 107th of 194 countries.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India MDG: Developing Regions Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2487 years 0.5354 years 0.2867 years MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 0.2797 years 0.5248 years 0.2451 years MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 0.3009 years 0.5883 years 0.2875 years MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 0.6102 years 0.8532 years 0.243 years MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 1.28 years 1.42 years 0.1394 years MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 1.62 years 1.8 years 0.1801 years MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, India or MDG: Developing Regions?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 1.89 years against 1.72 years in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between India and MDG: Developing Regions?
0.17 years, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and MDG: Developing Regions?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do India and MDG: Developing Regions rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
India ranks 109th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 107th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release