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

In 2017, Australia leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) with 21.95 years. Belgium follows at 19.77 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.18 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

0.05.511.016.522.0AustraliaAustralia: 21.95 years22.0BelgiumBelgium: 19.77 years19.8SwedenSweden: 19.48 years19.5FinlandFinland: 19.40 years19.4GreeceGreece: 19.10 years19.1IcelandIceland: 19.08 years19.1DenmarkDenmark: 18.89 years18.9New ZealandNew Zealand: 18.84 years18.8IrelandIreland: 18.71 years18.7GrenadaGrenada: 18.49 years18.5NetherlandsNetherlands: 18.49 years18.5NorwayNorway: 18.07 years18.1

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Australia 21.95 years
2 Belgium 19.77 years
3 Sweden 19.48 years
4 Finland 19.40 years
5 Greece 19.10 years
6 Iceland 19.08 years
7 Denmark 18.89 years
8 New Zealand 18.84 years
9 Ireland 18.71 years
10 Grenada 18.49 years
11 Netherlands 18.49 years
12 Norway 18.07 years
13 Turkiye 17.98 years
14 Argentina 17.65 years
15 Spain 17.62 years
16 Slovenia 17.57 years
17 United Kingdom 17.50 years
18 Germany 16.98 years
19 Uruguay 16.84 years
20 Czechia 16.79 years
21 Lithuania 16.64 years
22 Hong Kong SAR, China 16.63 years
23 Portugal 16.54 years
24 Korea, Rep. 16.48 years
25 Chile 16.45 years
26 Singapore 16.44 years
27 Bahrain 16.42 years
28 Switzerland 16.33 years
29 United States 16.31 years
30 Latvia 16.17 years
31 Israel 16.16 years
32 Canada 16.16 years
33 Malta 16.10 years
34 Austria 16.09 years
35 Italy 16.09 years
36 Poland 16.08 years
37 Estonia 15.99 years
38 Costa Rica 15.65 years
39 Macao SAR, China 15.65 years
40 France 15.65 years
41 Saudi Arabia 15.63 years
42 Belarus 15.59 years
43 Kazakhstan 15.29 years
44 Croatia 15.23 years
45 Hungary 15.20 years
46 Cyprus 15.17 years
47 Mauritius 15.06 years
48 Georgia 15.03 years
49 Russian Federation 15.03 years
50 Montenegro 15.02 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Australia leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) in 2017, with a lead of 2.18 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 18.07 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.