School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in India
India: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.93 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in India, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in India is 9.93 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in India peaked at 10.52 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.05 years, in 1971.
India ranks 156th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in India, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.05 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 7.32 years | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 7.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 7.35 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 7.54 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 7.37 years | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 7.59 years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 7.77 years | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 7.96 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 8.12 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 8.4 years | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 8.55 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 8.34 years | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 8.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 8.56 years | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 8.96 years | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 8.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 8.94 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.88 years | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 8.84 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 8.41 years | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 8.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.69 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.92 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.75 years | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 9.89 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 9.67 years | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.9 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 10.04 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 10.28 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 10 years | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.25 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.52 years | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 10.39 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.93 years | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3 years | 7.05 years | 7.54 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 8.18 years | 7.59 years | 8.56 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.84 years | 8.41 years | 8.99 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.16 years | 8.61 years | 9.89 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.17 years | 9.9 years | 10.52 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
- 153 El Salvador 10.12 years compare
- 154 Mozambique 10.07 years compare
- 155 Burundi 9.94 years compare
- 157 Cayman Islands 9.92 years compare
- 158 Puerto Rico 9.91 years compare
- 159 Liberia 9.9 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 9.93 years in 2019, 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 10.52 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 years in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- India ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.