School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India
India: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 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 69th of 127 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 non-tertiary, both sexes 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.03 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (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 69th out of 127 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release