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

In 2019, Hong Kong SAR, China leads School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) with 17.22 years. Costa Rica follows at 16.55 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.68 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

0.04.38.612.917.2Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 17.22 years17.2Costa RicaCosta Rica: 16.55 years16.5Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 16.44 years16.4BahrainBahrain: 16.30 years16.3Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 16.03 years16.0GeorgiaGeorgia: 15.62 years15.6KazakhstanKazakhstan: 15.61 years15.6MontenegroMontenegro: 14.95 years14.9AlbaniaAlbania: 14.82 years14.8SerbiaSerbia: 14.66 years14.7OmanOman: 14.31 years14.3SeychellesSeychelles: 14.19 years14.2

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 17.22 years
2 Costa Rica 16.55 years
3 Macao SAR, China 16.44 years
4 Bahrain 16.30 years
5 Saudi Arabia 16.03 years
6 Georgia 15.62 years
7 Kazakhstan 15.61 years
8 Montenegro 14.95 years
9 Albania 14.82 years
10 Serbia 14.66 years
11 Oman 14.31 years
12 Seychelles 14.19 years
13 Brunei Darussalam 14.06 years
14 Morocco 13.96 years
15 Azerbaijan 13.47 years
16 West Bank and Gaza 13.41 years
17 Nepal 13.15 years
18 Belize 13.14 years
19 Armenia 13.11 years
20 San Marino 13.10 years
21 Kyrgyz Republic 13.04 years
22 St. Lucia 12.94 years
23 Turkmenistan 12.93 years
24 Uzbekistan 12.48 years
25 Qatar 12.31 years
26 Ghana 11.87 years
27 India 11.46 years
28 Moldova 11.43 years
29 Rwanda 11.23 years
30 Lao PDR 10.48 years
31 Marshall Islands 10.24 years
32 Mauritania 9.35 years
33 Burkina Faso 9.26 years
34 Tanzania 9.12 years
35 Senegal 8.84 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Hong Kong SAR, China leads the global ranking for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) in 2019, with a lead of 0.68 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Seychelles at 14.19 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.