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

In 2016, Australia leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) with 22.75 years. Belgium follows at 19.70 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 3.05 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

0.05.711.417.122.7AustraliaAustralia: 22.75 years22.7BelgiumBelgium: 19.70 years19.7FinlandFinland: 19.32 years19.3IcelandIceland: 19.17 years19.2DenmarkDenmark: 19.07 years19.1SwedenSweden: 18.83 years18.8GrenadaGrenada: 18.82 years18.8IrelandIreland: 18.79 years18.8GreeceGreece: 18.64 years18.6New ZealandNew Zealand: 18.12 years18.1NetherlandsNetherlands: 18.04 years18.0NorwayNorway: 17.97 years18.0

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Montenegro 14.90 years
52 Peru 14.86 years
53 Albania 14.80 years
54 Cyprus 14.74 years
55 Liechtenstein 14.72 years
56 Georgia 14.69 years
57 Bulgaria 14.64 years
58 Serbia 14.64 years
59 Oman 14.64 years
60 Mexico 14.64 years
61 Brunei Darussalam 14.59 years
62 Slovak Republic 14.53 years
63 Colombia 14.42 years
64 St. Lucia 14.35 years
65 Romania 14.32 years
66 Luxembourg 14.23 years
67 Dominican Republic 14.14 years
68 Seychelles 14.11 years
69 South Africa 14.02 years
70 Malaysia 13.87 years
71 Sri Lanka 13.83 years
72 Cuba 13.82 years
73 Belize 13.44 years
74 United Arab Emirates 13.42 years
75 Indonesia 13.36 years
76 West Bank and Gaza 13.20 years
77 Egypt, Arab Rep. 13.13 years
78 Cabo Verde 13.05 years
79 Kyrgyz Republic 13.03 years
80 Panama 12.91 years
81 Nepal 12.62 years
82 Benin 12.61 years
83 India 12.34 years
84 Qatar 12.22 years
85 Cameroon 12.10 years
86 El Salvador 11.98 years
87 Uzbekistan 11.89 years
88 Moldova 11.57 years
89 Ghana 11.52 years
90 Rwanda 11.50 years
91 Burundi 11.48 years
92 Lao PDR 11.16 years
93 Madagascar 10.41 years
94 Honduras 9.94 years
95 Cote d'Ivoire 9.48 years
96 Mauritania 8.62 years
97 Burkina Faso 8.53 years
98 Pakistan 7.99 years
99 Mali 7.40 years
100 Niger 6.22 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Australia leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) in 2016, with a lead of 3.05 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 17.97 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.