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

In 2014, Iceland leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) with 20.83 years. Belgium follows at 20.69 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.14 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

0.05.210.415.620.8IcelandIceland: 20.83 years20.8BelgiumBelgium: 20.69 years20.7FinlandFinland: 20.09 years20.1DenmarkDenmark: 19.96 years20.0New ZealandNew Zealand: 19.65 years19.6SwedenSweden: 19.54 years19.5ArgentinaArgentina: 18.43 years18.4IrelandIreland: 18.42 years18.4NorwayNorway: 18.32 years18.3SloveniaSlovenia: 18.11 years18.1United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 17.95 years17.9GreeceGreece: 17.79 years17.8

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Iceland 20.83 years
2 Belgium 20.69 years
3 Finland 20.09 years
4 Denmark 19.96 years
5 New Zealand 19.65 years
6 Sweden 19.54 years
7 Argentina 18.43 years
8 Ireland 18.42 years
9 Norway 18.32 years
10 Slovenia 18.11 years
11 United Kingdom 17.95 years
12 Greece 17.79 years
13 Spain 17.62 years
14 Czechia 17.51 years
15 St. Kitts and Nevis 17.21 years
16 Estonia 17.04 years
17 Lithuania 16.98 years
18 United States 16.85 years
19 Poland 16.82 years
20 Israel 16.67 years
21 Germany 16.62 years
22 Italy 16.54 years
23 Portugal 16.47 years
24 Hong Kong SAR, China 16.47 years
25 Turkiye 16.44 years
26 Puerto Rico (US) 16.44 years
27 Chile 16.41 years
28 Latvia 16.35 years
29 Canada 16.31 years
30 Thailand 16.23 years
31 Austria 16.16 years
32 Belarus 16.13 years
33 Croatia 15.94 years
34 Korea, Rep. 15.93 years
35 Hungary 15.82 years
36 France 15.81 years
37 Malta 15.81 years
38 Albania 15.78 years
39 Mauritius 15.65 years
40 Costa Rica 15.51 years
41 Kazakhstan 15.48 years
42 Brunei Darussalam 15.39 years
43 Slovak Republic 15.37 years
44 Kuwait 15.37 years
45 Bulgaria 15.33 years
46 Ukraine 15.09 years
47 Russian Federation 15.08 years
48 Seychelles 15.06 years
49 Serbia 14.82 years
50 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 14.72 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Iceland leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in 2014, with a lead of 0.14 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Greece at 17.79 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.