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

In 2018, Australia leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) with 20.51 years. Ireland follows at 19.76 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.75 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

0.05.110.315.420.5AustraliaAustralia: 20.51 years20.5IrelandIreland: 19.76 years19.8SwedenSweden: 19.69 years19.7BelgiumBelgium: 19.56 years19.6GreeceGreece: 19.50 years19.5FinlandFinland: 19.48 years19.5IcelandIceland: 19.18 years19.2New ZealandNew Zealand: 18.88 years18.9DenmarkDenmark: 18.79 years18.8GrenadaGrenada: 18.63 years18.6NetherlandsNetherlands: 18.56 years18.6TurkiyeTurkiye: 18.16 years18.2

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Albania 14.70 years
52 Liechtenstein 14.62 years
53 Slovak Republic 14.48 years
54 Colombia 14.40 years
55 Luxembourg 14.32 years
56 Brunei Darussalam 14.31 years
57 Cuba 14.28 years
58 Romania 14.28 years
59 Bulgaria 14.20 years
60 Seychelles 14.15 years
61 Oman 14.12 years
62 Sri Lanka 14.11 years
63 St. Lucia 14.00 years
64 Morocco 13.72 years
65 Indonesia 13.61 years
66 South Africa 13.54 years
67 North Macedonia 13.51 years
68 West Bank and Gaza 13.41 years
69 Azerbaijan 13.31 years
70 Belize 13.15 years
71 Bhutan 13.10 years
72 Armenia 13.07 years
73 San Marino 13.05 years
74 Kyrgyz Republic 12.97 years
75 Cabo Verde 12.70 years
76 Uzbekistan 12.25 years
77 Bangladesh 12.04 years
78 Qatar 12.02 years
79 British Virgin Islands 11.97 years
80 El Salvador 11.59 years
81 Moldova 11.53 years
82 Ghana 11.48 years
83 Rwanda 11.19 years
84 Burundi 10.78 years
85 Myanmar 10.67 years
86 Lao PDR 10.63 years
87 Jordan 10.42 years
88 Afghanistan 10.20 years
89 Madagascar 10.17 years
90 Burkina Faso 9.27 years
91 Mauritania 9.08 years
92 Pakistan 8.28 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Australia leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) in 2018, with a lead of 0.75 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Turkiye at 18.16 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.