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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
51 Kuwait 14.69 years
52 Slovak Republic 14.68 years
53 Romania 14.63 years
54 Brunei Darussalam 14.63 years
55 Cyprus 14.57 years
56 Macao SAR, China 14.55 years
57 Serbia 14.55 years
58 Georgia 14.46 years
59 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 14.32 years
60 Colombia 14.29 years
61 Oman 14.27 years
62 Seychelles 14.20 years
63 Mexico 14.20 years
64 Dominican Republic 14.09 years
65 Luxembourg 14.06 years
66 St. Lucia 13.90 years
67 Cuba 13.77 years
68 Malaysia 13.66 years
69 Indonesia 13.34 years
70 North Macedonia 13.33 years
71 West Bank and Gaza 13.21 years
72 Cabo Verde 13.14 years
73 Armenia 12.97 years
74 Kyrgyz Republic 12.97 years
75 Benin 12.80 years
76 Belize 12.79 years
77 Bermuda 12.71 years
78 Panama 12.71 years
79 Nepal 12.65 years
80 Sao Tome and Principe 12.38 years
81 Jamaica 12.34 years
82 El Salvador 12.24 years
83 Cameroon 12.15 years
84 Qatar 12.00 years
85 India 11.95 years
86 Lesotho 11.82 years
87 Uzbekistan 11.76 years
88 Moldova 11.63 years
89 Ghana 11.56 years
90 Burundi 11.53 years
91 Lao PDR 11.22 years
92 Rwanda 11.09 years
93 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 10.78 years
94 Guatemala 10.75 years
95 Madagascar 10.57 years
96 Honduras 9.88 years
97 Mozambique 9.88 years
98 Senegal 9.27 years
99 Mauritania 9.03 years
100 Cote d'Ivoire 8.89 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.