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

In 2017, Australia leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) with 22.43 years. Belgium follows at 20.73 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 1.70 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.05.611.216.822.4AustraliaAustralia: 22.43 years22.4BelgiumBelgium: 20.73 years20.7SwedenSweden: 20.41 years20.4FinlandFinland: 20.20 years20.2IcelandIceland: 20.16 years20.2New ZealandNew Zealand: 19.74 years19.7DenmarkDenmark: 19.55 years19.6GreeceGreece: 19.04 years19.0ArgentinaArgentina: 18.91 years18.9GrenadaGrenada: 18.87 years18.9NetherlandsNetherlands: 18.79 years18.8IrelandIreland: 18.79 years18.8

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Australia 22.43 years
2 Belgium 20.73 years
3 Sweden 20.41 years
4 Finland 20.20 years
5 Iceland 20.16 years
6 New Zealand 19.74 years
7 Denmark 19.55 years
8 Greece 19.04 years
9 Argentina 18.91 years
10 Grenada 18.87 years
11 Netherlands 18.79 years
12 Ireland 18.79 years
13 Norway 18.76 years
14 Slovenia 18.34 years
15 Spain 18.02 years
16 United Kingdom 17.98 years
17 Czechia 17.53 years
18 Turkiye 17.29 years
19 Lithuania 17.08 years
20 Bahrain 17.04 years
21 United States 16.92 years
22 Germany 16.91 years
23 Poland 16.88 years
24 Latvia 16.85 years
25 Hong Kong SAR, China 16.83 years
26 Estonia 16.80 years
27 Israel 16.77 years
28 Chile 16.67 years
29 Canada 16.67 years
30 Singapore 16.66 years
31 Malta 16.55 years
32 Portugal 16.48 years
33 Italy 16.41 years
34 Austria 16.39 years
35 Switzerland 16.24 years
36 Costa Rica 16.20 years
37 Macao SAR, China 16.16 years
38 France 15.98 years
39 Croatia 15.95 years
40 Belarus 15.93 years
41 Korea, Rep. 15.91 years
42 Mauritius 15.72 years
43 Kazakhstan 15.66 years
44 Hungary 15.53 years
45 Albania 15.51 years
46 Saudi Arabia 15.48 years
47 Montenegro 15.47 years
48 Cyprus 15.39 years
49 Georgia 15.28 years
50 Serbia 15.27 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Australia leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in 2017, with a lead of 1.70 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Ireland at 18.79 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.