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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.

Year archive

Latest available year 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

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
101 Mali 6.80 years
102 Niger 5.73 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.