School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in India

India: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 1.85 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.85 years
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
87th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.85 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.0231 years
in 1971
Years of data
27
1971–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in India, 1971–2019

00.511.521971199520191971: 0.023 years1972: 0.027 years1973: 0.029 years1975: 0.032 years1976: 0.035 years1977: 0.04 years1978: 0.04 years1981: 0.05 years1982: 0.045 years1983: 0.054 years1984: 0.051 years1985: 0.053 years1986: 0.061 years1987: 0.061 years1988: 0.066 years1989: 0.065 years1990: 0.06 years1991: 0.067 years1992: 0.064 years1993: 0.065 years1994: 0.084 years1995: 0.089 years1996: 0.091 years1997: 0.098 years2017: 1.8 years2018: 1.8 years2019: 1.8 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

India recorded 1.85 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in India peaked at 1.85 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0231 years, in 1971.

That places India 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0325 years 0.0231 years 0.0404 years 7
1980s 0.0563 years 0.0447 years 0.0663 years 9
1990s 0.0771 years 0.0601 years 0.0979 years 8
2010s 1.8 years 1.77 years 1.85 years 3

Countries ranked near India

  1. 85 British Virgin Islands 1.86 years compare
  2. 86 Vanuatu 1.86 years compare
  3. 88 Suriname 1.84 years compare
  4. 89 Nepal 1.83 years compare
  5. 90 Qatar 1.83 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in India?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in India was 1.85 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0231 years in 1971.
How does India rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
India ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.