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
1998β2025
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (Peopleβs 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release