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Countries with the highest
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)

In 2019, Hong Kong SAR, China leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) with 17.49 years. Macao SAR, China follows at 17.12 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.36 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.04.48.713.117.5Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 17.49 years17.5Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 17.12 years17.1Costa RicaCosta Rica: 17.06 years17.1BahrainBahrain: 17.00 years17.0Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 16.01 years16.0KazakhstanKazakhstan: 15.97 years16.0GeorgiaGeorgia: 15.93 years15.9AlbaniaAlbania: 15.67 years15.7SeychellesSeychelles: 15.59 years15.6MontenegroMontenegro: 15.43 years15.4SerbiaSerbia: 15.21 years15.2OmanOman: 14.95 years15.0

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 17.49 years
2 Macao SAR, China 17.12 years
3 Costa Rica 17.06 years
4 Bahrain 17.00 years
5 Saudi Arabia 16.01 years
6 Kazakhstan 15.97 years
7 Georgia 15.93 years
8 Albania 15.67 years
9 Seychelles 15.59 years
10 Montenegro 15.43 years
11 Serbia 15.21 years
12 Oman 14.95 years
13 Brunei Darussalam 14.57 years
14 Qatar 14.38 years
15 West Bank and Gaza 14.30 years
16 Armenia 13.73 years
17 Azerbaijan 13.64 years
18 Morocco 13.62 years
19 Belize 13.42 years
20 St. Lucia 13.41 years
21 Nepal 13.38 years
22 Kyrgyz Republic 13.24 years
23 San Marino 12.96 years
24 Turkmenistan 12.68 years
25 Uzbekistan 12.38 years
26 Ghana 11.83 years
27 India 11.65 years
28 Moldova 11.61 years
29 Rwanda 11.22 years
30 Marshall Islands 10.37 years
31 Lao PDR 10.23 years
32 Mauritania 9.56 years
33 Senegal 9.28 years
34 Tanzania 9.20 years
35 Burkina Faso 9.16 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Hong Kong SAR, China leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in 2019, with a lead of 0.36 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Oman at 14.95 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.