School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in India
India: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.13 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.13 years
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
124th
of 208 countries
All-time high
11.56 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.08 years
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
India recorded 11.13 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in India peaked at 11.56 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.08 years, in 1971.
That places India 124th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in India, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.08 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 7.35 years | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 7.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 7.36 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 7.55 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 7.38 years | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 7.59 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 7.75 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 7.94 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 8.1 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 8.38 years | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 8.5 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 8.27 years | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 8.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 8.5 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 8.91 years | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 8.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 8.86 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 8.79 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 8.75 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 8.43 years | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 9.13 years | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 8.97 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.06 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.12 years | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 10.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 10.02 years | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.27 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 10.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.61 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.35 years | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.64 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 10.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.94 years | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 10.83 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.42 years | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.33 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.65 years | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 10.96 years | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 11.42 years | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 11.31 years | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 11.56 years | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 11.13 years | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.32 years | 7.08 years | 7.55 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 8.15 years | 7.59 years | 8.5 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.78 years | 8.43 years | 8.92 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.55 years | 8.97 years | 10.26 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.54 years | 10.27 years | 10.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.17 years | 10.65 years | 11.56 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 121 Oman 11.25 years compare
- 122 Kazakhstan 11.15 years compare
- 123 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.13 years compare
- 125 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.13 years compare
- 126 Naoero 11.06 years compare
- 127 Marshall Islands 11.04 years compare
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, primary and secondary, male in India?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in India was 11.13 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 11.56 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.08 years in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- India ranks 124th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release