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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

Latest available year 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

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
101 Pakistan 7.93 years
102 Mali 7.46 years
103 Niger 6.41 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.