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

In 2018, Australia leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) with 21.09 years. Sweden follows at 20.71 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.38 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

0.05.310.515.821.1AustraliaAustralia: 21.09 years21.1SwedenSweden: 20.71 years20.7BelgiumBelgium: 20.55 years20.6FinlandFinland: 20.30 years20.3IrelandIreland: 20.23 years20.2IcelandIceland: 20.21 years20.2New ZealandNew Zealand: 19.88 years19.9GreeceGreece: 19.46 years19.5DenmarkDenmark: 19.44 years19.4GrenadaGrenada: 19.18 years19.2NetherlandsNetherlands: 18.85 years18.8NorwayNorway: 18.82 years18.8

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Australia 21.09 years
2 Sweden 20.71 years
3 Belgium 20.55 years
4 Finland 20.30 years
5 Ireland 20.23 years
6 Iceland 20.21 years
7 New Zealand 19.88 years
8 Greece 19.46 years
9 Denmark 19.44 years
10 Grenada 19.18 years
11 Netherlands 18.85 years
12 Norway 18.82 years
13 Slovenia 18.36 years
14 Spain 18.21 years
15 Puerto Rico (US) 17.99 years
16 United Kingdom 17.74 years
17 Turkiye 17.61 years
18 Hong Kong SAR, China 17.15 years
19 Malta 17.05 years
20 Lithuania 17.03 years
21 Latvia 16.96 years
22 United States 16.91 years
23 Germany 16.91 years
24 Chile 16.83 years
25 Czechia 16.80 years
26 Poland 16.80 years
27 Portugal 16.76 years
28 Israel 16.73 years
29 Singapore 16.73 years
30 Canada 16.72 years
31 Estonia 16.72 years
32 Bahrain 16.67 years
33 Macao SAR, China 16.58 years
34 Italy 16.48 years
35 Costa Rica 16.41 years
36 Austria 16.39 years
37 Switzerland 16.31 years
38 France 16.14 years
39 Korea, Rep. 15.98 years
40 Croatia 15.92 years
41 Russian Federation 15.92 years
42 Kazakhstan 15.78 years
43 Saudi Arabia 15.76 years
44 Belarus 15.66 years
45 Georgia 15.53 years
46 Albania 15.50 years
47 Cyprus 15.43 years
48 Hungary 15.42 years
49 Montenegro 15.37 years
50 Seychelles 15.33 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Australia leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in 2018, with a lead of 0.38 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 18.82 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.