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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
51 Cyprus 14.70 years
52 Bahrain 14.66 years
53 Georgia 14.56 years
54 Colombia 14.53 years
55 Macao SAR, China 14.39 years
56 South Africa 14.36 years
57 Iran, Islamic Rep. 14.36 years
58 Dominican Republic 14.25 years
59 Mexico 14.14 years
60 West Bank and Gaza 14.00 years
61 Malaysia 13.99 years
62 Cabo Verde 13.81 years
63 Qatar 13.60 years
64 Armenia 13.47 years
65 Liechtenstein 13.46 years
66 Bermuda 13.32 years
67 Kyrgyz Republic 13.32 years
68 Panama 13.31 years
69 North Macedonia 13.06 years
70 Belize 13.00 years
71 Philippines 12.93 years
72 Indonesia 12.87 years
73 Egypt, Arab Rep. 12.61 years
74 El Salvador 12.42 years
75 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 12.40 years
76 Lesotho 12.33 years
77 India 12.24 years
78 Moldova 12.06 years
79 Rwanda 11.62 years
80 Uzbekistan 11.54 years
81 Sao Tome and Principe 11.43 years
82 Burundi 11.21 years
83 Comoros 11.11 years
84 Benin 11.07 years
85 Cameroon 10.99 years
86 Ghana 10.76 years
87 Lao PDR 10.66 years
88 Guatemala 10.51 years
89 Madagascar 10.34 years
90 Honduras 10.05 years
91 Senegal 9.43 years
92 Mozambique 9.30 years
93 Eritrea 7.83 years
94 Afghanistan 7.82 years
95 Guinea 7.67 years
96 Burkina Faso 7.55 years
97 Cote d'Ivoire 7.50 years
98 Sudan 7.21 years
99 Mali 6.70 years
100 Pakistan 6.65 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.