How many years of schooling do Indians get?
Expected years of schooling.
Source: World Bank Indicators API · indicator SE.SCH.LIFE Fetched 3/6/2026
At a glance
11.5 years
latest value, 2019
5.8 years
first value, 1971
33
annual observations in this artifact
annual
source frequency
The explanation Draft prose wraps locked source numbers; no numbers are generated at request time
Years of schooling show access and persistence, but not whether children are learning enough.
Years of schooling show access and persistence, but not whether children are learning enough.
Expected years of schooling.
Read this as one piece of evidence, not the whole story. The useful question is what changes over time, what stays stuck, and what the indicator leaves out.
Keep pulling the thread
How urban is India? -> How many Indians are in the labour force? -> How many Indian women are in the labour force? ->Methodology
MeasureSchool life expectancy
GeographyIndia
Unityears
TransformValues displayed as years.
CaveatExpected schooling is not the same as learning outcomes.