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

In 2015, Australia leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) with 23.48 years. Belgium follows at 20.76 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.72 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.05.911.717.623.5AustraliaAustralia: 23.48 years23.5BelgiumBelgium: 20.76 years20.8IcelandIceland: 20.50 years20.5FinlandFinland: 20.14 years20.1DenmarkDenmark: 20.08 years20.1SwedenSweden: 19.85 years19.8New ZealandNew Zealand: 19.68 years19.7GrenadaGrenada: 19.02 years19.0St. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and Nevis: 18.85 years18.9IrelandIreland: 18.83 years18.8ArgentinaArgentina: 18.61 years18.6NorwayNorway: 18.46 years18.5

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Australia 23.48 years
2 Belgium 20.76 years
3 Iceland 20.50 years
4 Finland 20.14 years
5 Denmark 20.08 years
6 Sweden 19.85 years
7 New Zealand 19.68 years
8 Grenada 19.02 years
9 St. Kitts and Nevis 18.85 years
10 Ireland 18.83 years
11 Argentina 18.61 years
12 Norway 18.46 years
13 Netherlands 18.38 years
14 Slovenia 18.09 years
15 Puerto Rico (US) 18.08 years
16 Spain 17.78 years
17 United Kingdom 17.77 years
18 Czechia 17.64 years
19 Lithuania 16.94 years
20 Estonia 16.91 years
21 United States 16.88 years
22 Turkiye 16.78 years
23 Germany 16.73 years
24 Israel 16.71 years
25 Hong Kong SAR, China 16.65 years
26 Bahrain 16.59 years
27 Latvia 16.53 years
28 Chile 16.52 years
29 Italy 16.45 years
30 Canada 16.43 years
31 Portugal 16.34 years
32 Malta 16.27 years
33 Austria 16.26 years
34 Switzerland 16.15 years
35 Kuwait 16.07 years
36 Belarus 16.04 years
37 Korea, Rep. 15.94 years
38 Croatia 15.91 years
39 France 15.75 years
40 British Virgin Islands 15.72 years
41 Costa Rica 15.68 years
42 Albania 15.60 years
43 Hungary 15.57 years
44 Mauritius 15.53 years
45 Kazakhstan 15.52 years
46 Ecuador 15.51 years
47 Russian Federation 15.45 years
48 Oman 15.27 years
49 Slovak Republic 15.23 years
50 Bulgaria 15.21 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Australia leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in 2015, with a lead of 2.72 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Norway at 18.46 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.