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School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
128
Highest
3.63 years
Jamaica
Lowest
0.0005 years
Moldova
Median
0.1492 years
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,938

What the numbers show

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 3.63 years in Jamaica; the lowest is 0.0005 years in Moldova.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1492 years, and the mean is 0.3736 years.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,571.

Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 4,511.1%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 98.3%).

School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Jamaica 3.63 years 2024 up 177.6% rising
2 Tonga 2.45 years 2023 up 77.9% volatile
3 Singapore 2.32 years 2023 down 1.4% rising
4 New Zealand 1.82 years 2024 up 130.8% rising
5 Grenada 1.77 years 2024 up 492.7% volatile
6 Dominica 1.69 years 2023 up 9.1% rising
7 Gibraltar 1.65 years 2024 down 29.1% falling
8 Seychelles 1.6 years 2024 down 27.0% rising
9 Kazakhstan 1.57 years 2025 up 105.7% rising
10 Cook Islands 1.46 years 2024 up 53.2% volatile
11 British Virgin Islands 1.37 years 2024 down 26.5% volatile
12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.21 years 2017 up 88.7% rising
13 Bahrain 1.07 years 2024 down 46.5% volatile
14 Iran 0.9752 years 2012 up 131.2% volatile
15 Australia 0.9671 years 2024 down 30.4% falling
16 Germany 0.7933 years 2024 down 8.0% rising
17 Greece 0.7914 years 2023 up 63.4% rising
18 Cayman Islands 0.7198 years 2024 up 93.3% volatile
19 Puerto Rico 0.6593 years 2023 down 52.0% falling
20 Barbados 0.6554 years 2024 down 35.3% falling
21 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6392 years 2012 down 37.8% falling
22 Ireland 0.6268 years 2022 down 30.3% falling
23 Namibia 0.6211 years 2018 up 667.6% volatile
24 Poland 0.6012 years 2024 up 19.1% volatile
25 Hungary 0.5968 years 2024 down 3.6% rising
26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5776 years 2023 up 54.4% rising
27 Botswana 0.5243 years 2024 up 233.4% falling
28 Vanuatu 0.5241 years 2021 up 190.8% rising
29 Montserrat 0.515 years 2023 down 15.0% volatile
30 Anguilla 0.499 years 2023 down 23.2% rising
31 Fiji 0.4777 years 2016 up 760.4% volatile
32 Kenya 0.4487 years 2024 up 152.7% volatile
33 Belize 0.4285 years 2008 up 161.0% rising
34 Romania 0.4106 years 2023 down 19.7% rising
35 Vietnam 0.4086 years 2022 up 21.8% rising
36 Philippines 0.4055 years 2024 down 23.8% rising
37 Hong Kong 0.4031 years 2024 up 44.3% rising
38 Belgium 0.3478 years 2023 down 20.6% falling
39 Finland 0.3458 years 2024 up 5.3% rising
40 Georgia 0.3256 years 2024 up 355.0% volatile
41 United Arab Emirates 0.3191 years 2024 up 0.4% flat
42 Liechtenstein 0.3171 years 2009 up 39.9% rising
43 Morocco 0.3163 years 2024 up 4,511.1% volatile
44 Brazil 0.3133 years 2024 up 1.7% rising
45 Saudi Arabia 0.3101 years 2024 up 612.1% volatile
46 Tanzania 0.3055 years 2023 up 146.0% volatile
47 South Africa 0.3029 years 2023 up 20.4% rising
48 Saint Lucia 0.2997 years 2023 down 16.6% volatile
49 Lithuania 0.2983 years 2024 down 34.0% rising
50 Azerbaijan 0.2741 years 2024 up 21.4% rising
51 Estonia 0.2595 years 2024 down 59.8% falling
52 Belarus 0.2579 years 2024 up 42.0% volatile
53 Kuwait 0.2421 years 2013 down 48.1% falling
54 Iceland 0.2338 years 2023 up 24.4% volatile
55 Norway 0.205 years 2024 up 122.2% rising
56 Sweden 0.1974 years 2024 up 5.1% rising
57 United States 0.1941 years 2023 down 28.2% falling
58 Slovakia 0.192 years 2024 down 14.3% volatile
59 Czechia 0.1875 years 2023 down 60.6% volatile
60 Panama 0.1796 years 2007 up 294.0% volatile
61 Andorra 0.1792 years 2024 down 12.2% volatile
62 Ukraine 0.1721 years 2024 down 41.4% falling
63 Laos 0.1648 years 2023 up 128.3% falling
64 Switzerland 0.1594 years 2024 up 19.1% falling
65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1391 years 2023 down 34.0% volatile
66 Mauritius 0.1387 years 2024 down 48.9% rising
67 Afghanistan 0.1371 years 2018 up 96.5% rising
68 Bangladesh 0.1233 years 2024 up 59.9% volatile
69 Latvia 0.119 years 2024 down 23.7% flat
70 Marshall Islands 0.1109 years 2024 down 91.2% volatile
71 Cambodia 0.1096 years 2023 up 31.8% volatile
72 India 0.1096 years 2025 up 519.3% volatile
73 Israel 0.1083 years 2024 down 22.3% flat
74 Egypt 0.1049 years 2024 up 5.6% rising
75 Maldives 0.0983 years 2003 — rising
76 Austria 0.0975 years 2024 down 47.4% volatile
77 Mongolia 0.0971 years 2024 down 27.6% volatile
78 Kyrgyzstan 0.0843 years 2025 up 15.5% volatile
79 Tunisia 0.0825 years 2016 up 106.6% volatile
80 Cameroon 0.0692 years 2016 up 177.3% volatile
81 Rwanda 0.0656 years 2019 up 151.6% rising
82 Uganda 0.0623 years 2017 up 2.5% falling
83 Comoros 0.062 years 2004 up 731.6% volatile
84 China 0.0616 years 2021 down 11.9% rising
85 Luxembourg 0.0573 years 2024 down 37.8% falling
86 Syria 0.0566 years 2024 down 47.9% falling
87 Spain 0.0548 years 2024 up 16.8% falling
88 Burkina Faso 0.0513 years 2013 up 2.4% flat
89 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0509 years 2023 up 178.4% volatile
90 Cuba 0.0498 years 2024 down 57.4% volatile
91 Slovenia 0.0491 years 2012 up 35.2% rising
92 Guyana 0.0489 years 2024 down 26.9% volatile
93 Monaco 0.0475 years 2024 down 76.3% volatile
94 Malta 0.0449 years 2023 down 89.8% volatile
95 Portugal 0.0431 years 2023 down 50.8% volatile
96 Lesotho 0.0416 years 2014 up 221.6% rising
97 Eritrea 0.0411 years 2017 down 59.1% falling
98 Bhutan 0.0382 years 2020 up 334.1% volatile
99 Sri Lanka 0.0323 years 2023 down 45.7% volatile
100 Mali 0.0273 years 2023 up 53.6% rising
101 Malawi 0.0271 years 2021 up 21.6% falling
102 Mauritania 0.0266 years 2012 up 61.8% volatile
103 Ethiopia 0.0215 years 2004 up 272.8% volatile
104 Russia 0.0208 years 2019 down 65.6% falling
105 France 0.0204 years 2024 down 51.8% falling
106 Cyprus 0.0204 years 2017 — rising
107 Denmark 0.0198 years 2012 up 32.8% rising
108 Djibouti 0.0181 years 2019 up 466.9% volatile
109 Colombia 0.0155 years 2022 down 9.6% rising
110 Serbia 0.0141 years 2024 down 12.2% falling
111 Qatar 0.0139 years 2024 up 24.8% rising
112 Netherlands 0.0115 years 2023 up 49.3% volatile
113 Japan 0.011 years 2023 up 0.5% flat
114 Brunei 0.011 years 2012 up 22.3% volatile
115 North Macedonia 0.0104 years 2023 down 9.2% rising
116 Bulgaria 0.0101 years 2024 down 60.2% falling
117 Malaysia 0.0095 years 2012 down 97.4% falling
118 Italy 0.0072 years 2023 down 49.4% volatile
119 Madagascar 0.0071 years 2019 up 33.0% flat
120 Albania 0.0062 years 2024 down 83.2% falling
121 Iraq 0.0049 years 2023 down 57.2% volatile
122 Pakistan 0.0032 years 2024 down 2.2% rising
123 Cape Verde 0.003 years 2019 down 95.5% volatile
124 Zimbabwe 0.0026 years 2003 — falling
125 Palestine 0.0018 years 2023 down 66.6% volatile
126 Niger 0.0015 years 2017 up 84.0% volatile
127 Thailand 0.0013 years 2025 — volatile
128 Moldova 0.0005 years 2024 down 98.3% volatile

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
130 places, 1,938 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release