School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in India
India: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.65 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in India, 1971β2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in India is 11.65 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in India peaked at 12.88 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.12 years, in 1971.
India ranks 124th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.43 years | 4.12 years | 4.66 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.4 years | 4.72 years | 5.94 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.99 years | 6.91 years | 7.08 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.48 years | 7.29 years | 10.23 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.9 years | 10.53 years | 12.88 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 11.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in India?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in India was 11.65 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12.88 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 years in 1971.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- India ranks 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.