Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

India: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0208 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.0208 years

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

87th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.04 years

in 2007

All-time low

0.0056 years

in 1998

Years of data

1998–2019

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India, 1998–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

India recorded 0.0208 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India peaked at 0.04 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 years, in 1998.

India ranks 87th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.006 years	0.0056 years	0.0064 years	2
2000s	0.0265 years	0.0186 years	0.04 years	8
2010s	0.019 years	0.0175 years	0.0211 years	7

Countries ranked near India

84 France 0.0373 years compare
85 Russia 0.029 years compare
86 North Macedonia 0.0212 years compare
88 Ethiopia 0.0202 years compare
89 Denmark 0.02 years compare
90 Cyprus 0.0199 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 22,533 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 275,750 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 719.34 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 104.7 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 600,661 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 39,545 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in India was 0.0208 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 0.04 years in 2007.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 years in 1998.
How does India rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: India ranks 87th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.