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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

Latest available year 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

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
51 Serbia 15.28 years
52 Mexico 15.16 years
53 Slovak Republic 14.98 years
54 Oman 14.97 years
55 Brunei Darussalam 14.77 years
56 Romania 14.74 years
57 Cuba 14.71 years
58 St. Lucia 14.69 years
59 Colombia 14.67 years
60 Sri Lanka 14.46 years
61 Bulgaria 14.40 years
62 Luxembourg 14.33 years
63 West Bank and Gaza 14.29 years
64 Qatar 14.10 years
65 South Africa 13.87 years
66 North Macedonia 13.72 years
67 Indonesia 13.67 years
68 Armenia 13.60 years
69 Liechtenstein 13.57 years
70 Bhutan 13.47 years
71 Azerbaijan 13.43 years
72 Belize 13.41 years
73 Morocco 13.29 years
74 Kyrgyz Republic 13.21 years
75 Cabo Verde 13.00 years
76 San Marino 12.83 years
77 Bangladesh 12.39 years
78 British Virgin Islands 12.36 years
79 Uzbekistan 12.10 years
80 Moldova 11.78 years
81 El Salvador 11.52 years
82 Ghana 11.38 years
83 Rwanda 11.18 years
84 Burundi 10.90 years
85 Myanmar 10.87 years
86 Jordan 10.57 years
87 Lao PDR 10.38 years
88 Madagascar 10.19 years
89 Mauritania 9.21 years
90 Burkina Faso 9.10 years
91 Afghanistan 7.72 years
92 Pakistan 7.58 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.