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

In 2016, Australia leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) with 23.15 years. Belgium follows at 20.62 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.52 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.05.811.617.423.1AustraliaAustralia: 23.15 years23.1BelgiumBelgium: 20.62 years20.6IcelandIceland: 20.37 years20.4FinlandFinland: 20.12 years20.1SwedenSweden: 19.97 years20.0DenmarkDenmark: 19.78 years19.8GrenadaGrenada: 19.36 years19.4New ZealandNew Zealand: 19.00 years19.0ArgentinaArgentina: 18.89 years18.9IrelandIreland: 18.87 years18.9NorwayNorway: 18.68 years18.7GreeceGreece: 18.55 years18.5

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Australia 23.15 years
2 Belgium 20.62 years
3 Iceland 20.37 years
4 Finland 20.12 years
5 Sweden 19.97 years
6 Denmark 19.78 years
7 Grenada 19.36 years
8 New Zealand 19.00 years
9 Argentina 18.89 years
10 Ireland 18.87 years
11 Norway 18.68 years
12 Greece 18.55 years
13 Netherlands 18.32 years
14 Slovenia 18.28 years
15 Spain 17.89 years
16 Czechia 17.59 years
17 Turkiye 17.13 years
18 Puerto Rico (US) 17.07 years
19 Bahrain 16.99 years
20 Lithuania 16.92 years
21 United States 16.89 years
22 Estonia 16.85 years
23 Germany 16.82 years
24 Israel 16.70 years
25 Latvia 16.70 years
26 Hong Kong SAR, China 16.69 years
27 Chile 16.61 years
28 Singapore 16.55 years
29 Canada 16.52 years
30 Italy 16.44 years
31 Austria 16.38 years
32 Malta 16.33 years
33 Portugal 16.27 years
34 Switzerland 16.17 years
35 Tunisia 16.02 years
36 Saudi Arabia 16.01 years
37 Belarus 16.00 years
38 British Virgin Islands 15.91 years
39 Croatia 15.90 years
40 Korea, Rep. 15.89 years
41 Costa Rica 15.87 years
42 France 15.85 years
43 Thailand 15.81 years
44 Macao SAR, China 15.76 years
45 Mauritius 15.59 years
46 Russian Federation 15.51 years
47 Kazakhstan 15.48 years
48 Oman 15.46 years
49 Albania 15.41 years
50 Hungary 15.40 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Australia leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in 2016, with a lead of 2.52 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 18.55 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.