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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
130
Highest
3.63 years
Jamaica
Lowest
0 years
El Salvador
Median
0.1389 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 130 countries. The highest value is 3.63 years in Jamaica; the lowest is 0 years in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1389 years, and the mean is 0.3679 years.

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 non-tertiary, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Jamaica 3.63 years 2024 up 177.6% rising
1 Cook Islands 1.46 years 2024 up 53.2% volatile
2 Tonga 2.45 years 2023 up 77.9% volatile
2 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.515 years 2023 down 15.0% volatile
3 Singapore 2.32 years 2023 down 1.4% rising
3 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.499 years 2023 down 23.2% 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, Republic of 1.57 years 2025 up 105.7% rising
10 British Virgin Islands 1.37 years 2024 down 26.5% volatile
11 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.21 years 2017 up 88.7% rising
12 Bahrain, Kingdom of 1.07 years 2024 down 46.5% volatile
13 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9752 years 2012 up 131.2% volatile
14 Australia 0.9671 years 2024 down 30.4% falling
15 Germany 0.7933 years 2024 down 8.0% rising
16 Greece 0.7914 years 2023 up 63.4% rising
17 Cayman Islands 0.7198 years 2024 up 93.3% volatile
18 Puerto Rico 0.6593 years 2023 down 52.0% falling
19 Barbados 0.6554 years 2024 down 35.3% falling
20 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6392 years 2012 down 37.8% falling
21 Ireland 0.6268 years 2022 down 30.3% falling
22 Namibia 0.6211 years 2018 up 667.6% volatile
23 Poland 0.6012 years 2024 up 19.1% volatile
24 Hungary 0.5968 years 2024 down 3.6% rising
25 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5776 years 2023 up 54.4% rising
26 Botswana 0.5243 years 2024 up 233.4% falling
27 Vanuatu 0.5241 years 2021 up 190.8% rising
28 Fiji, Republic of 0.4777 years 2016 up 760.4% volatile
29 Kenya 0.4487 years 2024 up 152.7% volatile
30 Belize 0.4285 years 2008 up 161.0% rising
31 Romania 0.4106 years 2023 down 19.7% rising
32 Vietnam 0.4086 years 2022 up 21.8% rising
33 Philippines 0.4055 years 2024 down 23.8% rising
34 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.4031 years 2024 up 44.3% rising
35 Belgium 0.3478 years 2023 down 20.6% falling
36 Finland 0.3458 years 2024 up 5.3% rising
37 Georgia 0.3256 years 2024 up 355.0% volatile
38 United Arab Emirates 0.3191 years 2024 up 0.4% flat
39 Liechtenstein, Principality of 0.3171 years 2009 up 39.9% rising
40 Morocco 0.3163 years 2024 up 4,511.1% volatile
41 Brazil 0.3133 years 2024 up 1.7% rising
42 Saudi Arabia 0.3101 years 2024 up 612.1% volatile
43 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3055 years 2023 up 146.0% volatile
44 South Africa 0.3029 years 2023 up 20.4% rising
45 St. Lucia 0.2997 years 2023 down 16.6% volatile
46 Lithuania 0.2983 years 2024 down 34.0% rising
47 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.2741 years 2024 up 21.4% rising
48 Estonia 0.2595 years 2024 down 59.8% falling
49 Belarus, Republic of 0.2579 years 2024 up 42.0% volatile
50 Kuwait 0.2421 years 2013 down 48.1% falling
51 Iceland 0.2338 years 2023 up 24.4% volatile
52 Norway 0.205 years 2024 up 122.2% rising
53 Sweden 0.1974 years 2024 up 5.1% rising
54 United States 0.1941 years 2023 down 28.2% falling
55 Slovak Republic 0.192 years 2024 down 14.3% volatile
56 Czechia 0.1875 years 2023 down 60.6% volatile
57 Panama 0.1796 years 2007 up 294.0% volatile
58 Andorra, Principality of 0.1792 years 2024 down 12.2% volatile
59 Ukraine 0.1721 years 2024 down 41.4% falling
60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1648 years 2023 up 128.3% falling
61 Switzerland 0.1594 years 2024 up 19.1% falling
62 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.1391 years 2023 down 34.0% volatile
63 Mauritius 0.1387 years 2024 down 48.9% rising
64 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.1371 years 2018 up 96.5% rising
65 Bangladesh 0.1233 years 2024 up 59.9% volatile
66 Latvia 0.119 years 2024 down 23.7% flat
67 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0.1109 years 2024 down 91.2% volatile
68 Cambodia 0.1096 years 2023 up 31.8% volatile
69 India 0.1096 years 2025 up 519.3% volatile
70 Israel 0.1083 years 2024 down 22.3% flat
71 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.1049 years 2024 up 5.6% rising
72 Maldives 0.0983 years 2003 β€” rising
73 Austria 0.0975 years 2024 down 47.4% volatile
74 Mongolia 0.0971 years 2024 down 27.6% volatile
75 Kyrgyz Republic 0.0843 years 2025 up 15.5% volatile
76 Tunisia 0.0825 years 2016 up 106.6% volatile
77 Cameroon 0.0692 years 2016 up 177.3% volatile
78 Rwanda 0.0656 years 2019 up 151.6% rising
79 Uganda 0.0623 years 2017 up 2.5% falling
80 Comoros, Union of the 0.062 years 2004 up 731.6% volatile
81 China (People’s Republic of) 0.0616 years 2021 down 11.9% rising
82 Luxembourg 0.0573 years 2024 down 37.8% falling
83 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0566 years 2024 down 47.9% falling
84 Spain 0.0548 years 2024 up 16.8% falling
85 Burkina Faso 0.0513 years 2013 up 2.4% flat
86 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0509 years 2023 up 178.4% volatile
87 Cuba 0.0498 years 2024 down 57.4% volatile
88 Slovenia 0.0491 years 2012 up 35.2% rising
89 Guyana 0.0489 years 2024 down 26.9% volatile
90 Monaco 0.0475 years 2024 down 76.3% volatile
91 Malta 0.0449 years 2023 down 89.8% volatile
92 Portugal 0.0431 years 2023 down 50.8% volatile
93 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.0416 years 2014 up 221.6% rising
94 Eritrea, The State of 0.0411 years 2017 down 59.1% falling
95 Bhutan 0.0382 years 2020 up 334.1% volatile
96 Sri Lanka 0.0323 years 2023 down 45.7% volatile
97 Mali 0.0273 years 2023 up 53.6% rising
98 Malawi 0.0271 years 2021 up 21.6% falling
99 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0.0266 years 2012 up 61.8% volatile
100 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.0215 years 2004 up 272.8% volatile
101 Russia 0.0208 years 2019 down 65.6% falling
102 France 0.0204 years 2024 down 51.8% falling
103 Cyprus 0.0204 years 2017 β€” rising
104 Denmark 0.0198 years 2012 up 32.8% rising
105 Djibouti 0.0181 years 2019 up 466.9% volatile
106 Colombia 0.0155 years 2022 down 9.6% rising
107 Serbia 0.0141 years 2024 down 12.2% falling
108 Qatar 0.0139 years 2024 up 24.8% rising
109 Netherlands 0.0115 years 2023 up 49.3% volatile
110 Japan 0.011 years 2023 up 0.5% flat
111 Brunei Darussalam 0.011 years 2012 up 22.3% volatile
112 North Macedonia 0.0104 years 2023 down 9.2% rising
113 Bulgaria 0.0101 years 2024 down 60.2% falling
114 Malaysia 0.0095 years 2012 down 97.4% falling
115 Italy 0.0072 years 2023 down 49.4% volatile
116 Madagascar, Republic of 0.0071 years 2019 up 33.0% flat
117 Albania 0.0062 years 2024 down 83.2% falling
118 Iraq 0.0049 years 2023 down 57.2% volatile
119 Pakistan 0.0032 years 2024 down 2.2% rising
120 Cabo Verde 0.003 years 2019 down 95.5% volatile
121 Zimbabwe 0.0026 years 2003 β€” falling
122 Palestine, State of 0.0018 years 2023 down 66.6% volatile
123 Niger 0.0015 years 2017 up 84.0% volatile
124 Thailand 0.0013 years 2025 β€” volatile
125 Moldova 0.0005 years 2024 down 98.3% volatile
126 Algeria 0 years 2024 β€” flat
126 El Salvador 0 years 2024 β€” flat

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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
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February 2026 Data Release