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

In 2015, Australia leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) with 23.09 years. Belgium follows at 19.76 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 3.33 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

0.05.811.517.323.1AustraliaAustralia: 23.09 years23.1BelgiumBelgium: 19.76 years19.8IcelandIceland: 19.35 years19.3FinlandFinland: 19.32 years19.3DenmarkDenmark: 19.24 years19.2New ZealandNew Zealand: 18.87 years18.9GrenadaGrenada: 18.87 years18.9IrelandIreland: 18.71 years18.7SwedenSweden: 18.57 years18.6NetherlandsNetherlands: 18.08 years18.1NorwayNorway: 17.78 years17.8SpainSpain: 17.47 years17.5

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Australia 23.09 years
2 Belgium 19.76 years
3 Iceland 19.35 years
4 Finland 19.32 years
5 Denmark 19.24 years
6 New Zealand 18.87 years
7 Grenada 18.87 years
8 Ireland 18.71 years
9 Sweden 18.57 years
10 Netherlands 18.08 years
11 Norway 17.78 years
12 Spain 17.47 years
13 St. Kitts and Nevis 17.45 years
14 Argentina 17.41 years
15 United Kingdom 17.33 years
16 Turkiye 17.32 years
17 Slovenia 17.29 years
18 Puerto Rico (US) 16.88 years
19 Czechia 16.86 years
20 Germany 16.79 years
21 Korea, Rep. 16.60 years
22 Hong Kong SAR, China 16.45 years
23 Portugal 16.45 years
24 Lithuania 16.45 years
25 Chile 16.37 years
26 Uruguay 16.34 years
27 Switzerland 16.19 years
28 United States 16.19 years
29 Israel 16.17 years
30 Estonia 16.11 years
31 Italy 16.03 years
32 Bahrain 15.99 years
33 Austria 15.95 years
34 Canada 15.89 years
35 Latvia 15.83 years
36 Malta 15.71 years
37 Belarus 15.57 years
38 France 15.42 years
39 Costa Rica 15.24 years
40 British Virgin Islands 15.23 years
41 Croatia 15.22 years
42 Hungary 15.22 years
43 Ecuador 15.20 years
44 Russian Federation 15.13 years
45 Kazakhstan 15.12 years
46 Albania 15.08 years
47 Mauritius 15.06 years
48 Bulgaria 14.95 years
49 Tunisia 14.89 years
50 Liechtenstein 14.71 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Australia leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) in 2015, with a lead of 3.33 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 17.47 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.