School life expectancy, secondary, female in India
India: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.69 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in India, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in India is 5.69 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in India peaked at 5.69 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9751 years, in 1971.
That places India 108th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 years | 0.9751 years | 1.19 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.64 years | 1.3 years | 1.85 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.45 years | 2.4 years | 2.53 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.36 years | 2.68 years | 4.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 years | 4.34 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.56 years | 5.4 years | 5.69 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 105 Palau 5.71 years compare
- 106 Ecuador 5.7 years compare
- 107 Thailand 5.69 years compare
- 109 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.67 years compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 5.67 years compare
- 111 China (People’s Republic of) 5.62 years compare
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, secondary, female in India?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in India was 5.69 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.69 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9751 years in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- India ranks 108th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release