School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in India
India: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 0.1096 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1096 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and up 519.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India peaked at 0.1096 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 years, in 1998.
India ranks 72nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in India, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0056 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.0064 years | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0194 years | +204.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0251 years | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0253 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0247 years | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0224 years | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0235 years | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0386 years | +64.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0416 years | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0178 years | -57.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0201 years | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0184 years | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0177 years | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0178 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1062 years | +496.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0426 years | -59.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0456 years | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0608 years | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0909 years | +49.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1096 years | +20.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1096 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0843 years, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1096 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0983 years, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +496.8% | 0.0178 years | 0.1062 years |
| 2000 | +204.5% | 0.0064 years | 0.0194 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.006 years | 0.0056 years | 0.0064 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0276 years | 0.0194 years | 0.0416 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0184 years | 0.0177 years | 0.0201 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0759 years | 0.0426 years | 0.1096 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India was 0.1096 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1096 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 years in 1998.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- India ranks 72nd out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 519.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release