School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in India
India: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.48 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in India, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
India recorded 7.48 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in India peaked at 8.91 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.75 years, in 1999.
That places India 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.87 years | 5.75 years | 6.02 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.88 years | 5.87 years | 7.85 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.28 years | 7.48 years | 8.91 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
- 164 Senegal 7.62 years compare
- 165 Puerto Rico 7.53 years compare
- 166 Ethiopia 7.5 years compare
- 168 Micronesia (country) 7.46 years compare
- 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.41 years compare
- 170 Liberia 7.08 years compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 44,768 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 457,538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 2,932 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 81,899 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 18,555 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in India?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in India was 7.48 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 8.91 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.75 years in 1999.
- How does India rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- India ranks 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.