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

In 2014, Belgium leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) with 19.70 years. Iceland follows at 19.59 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.11 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

0.04.99.814.819.7BelgiumBelgium: 19.70 years19.7IcelandIceland: 19.59 years19.6FinlandFinland: 19.26 years19.3DenmarkDenmark: 19.14 years19.1New ZealandNew Zealand: 18.80 years18.8SwedenSweden: 18.20 years18.2IrelandIreland: 18.18 years18.2GreeceGreece: 17.90 years17.9NorwayNorway: 17.68 years17.7United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 17.49 years17.5SloveniaSlovenia: 17.34 years17.3SpainSpain: 17.29 years17.3

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Belgium 19.70 years
2 Iceland 19.59 years
3 Finland 19.26 years
4 Denmark 19.14 years
5 New Zealand 18.80 years
6 Sweden 18.20 years
7 Ireland 18.18 years
8 Greece 17.90 years
9 Norway 17.68 years
10 United Kingdom 17.49 years
11 Slovenia 17.34 years
12 Spain 17.29 years
13 Argentina 17.27 years
14 St. Kitts and Nevis 17.25 years
15 Turkiye 16.92 years
16 Czechia 16.75 years
17 Germany 16.74 years
18 Korea, Rep. 16.65 years
19 Portugal 16.52 years
20 Lithuania 16.46 years
21 Uruguay 16.32 years
22 Hong Kong SAR, China 16.32 years
23 Chile 16.25 years
24 Estonia 16.22 years
25 Israel 16.17 years
26 United States 16.15 years
27 Italy 16.11 years
28 Poland 15.98 years
29 Austria 15.86 years
30 Latvia 15.82 years
31 Canada 15.80 years
32 Thailand 15.71 years
33 Belarus 15.62 years
34 France 15.44 years
35 Hungary 15.43 years
36 Malta 15.41 years
37 Puerto Rico (US) 15.37 years
38 Mauritius 15.32 years
39 Croatia 15.27 years
40 Albania 15.25 years
41 Kazakhstan 15.13 years
42 Costa Rica 15.11 years
43 Bulgaria 15.09 years
44 Brunei Darussalam 14.88 years
45 Ukraine 14.86 years
46 Slovak Republic 14.80 years
47 Russian Federation 14.77 years
48 Tunisia 14.77 years
49 Iran, Islamic Rep. 14.66 years
50 Liechtenstein 14.64 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Belgium leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) in 2014, with a lead of 0.11 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Spain at 17.29 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.