School life expectancy, primary, male in India
India: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.63 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in India, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in India is 5.63 years, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in India peaked at 6.13 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.75 years, in 1971.
India ranks 129th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.91 years | 4.75 years | 5.09 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.06 years | 4.91 years | 5.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.04 years | 4.88 years | 5.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.44 years | 5.19 years | 5.72 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.42 years | 4.99 years | 5.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 years | 5.1 years | 6.13 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in India?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in India was 5.63 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 years in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- India ranks 129th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release