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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
127
Highest
3.38 years
Tonga
Lowest
0 years
El Salvador
Median
0.1426 years
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,889

What the numbers show

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 3.38 years in Tonga; the lowest is 0 years in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1426 years, and the mean is 0.3941 years.

Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 5,592.2%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 99.7%).

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tonga 3.38 years 2023 up 142.6% volatile
1 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.7244 years 2023 up 22.7% volatile
2 Jamaica 3.23 years 2024 up 117.9% rising
2 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.6103 years 2023 down 5.3% rising
3 Dominica 2.27 years 2023 up 32.6% rising
4 Singapore 2.25 years 2023 down 0.7% rising
5 Seychelles 2.24 years 2024 down 16.8% volatile
6 Grenada 2.14 years 2024 up 753.6% volatile
7 Kazakhstan, Republic of 1.82 years 2025 up 148.9% rising
8 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.69 years 2017 up 76.2% rising
9 Gibraltar 1.68 years 2024 down 31.1% falling
10 British Virgin Islands 1.67 years 2024 down 31.0% volatile
11 New Zealand 1.2 years 2024 up 41.2% rising
12 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.1 years 2012 up 799.5% volatile
13 Australia 1.08 years 2024 down 22.8% falling
14 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0.9814 years 2024 down 40.3% volatile
15 Germany 0.9035 years 2024 down 10.8% rising
16 Greece 0.8904 years 2023 up 66.7% rising
17 Poland 0.8657 years 2024 up 21.0% volatile
18 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7874 years 2012 down 37.8% volatile
19 Cayman Islands 0.766 years 2024 up 79.0% volatile
20 Puerto Rico 0.6946 years 2023 down 63.1% falling
21 Hungary 0.6823 years 2024 down 1.5% rising
22 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6658 years 2023 up 43.0% rising
23 Vanuatu 0.6531 years 2021 up 336.1% volatile
24 Romania 0.6018 years 2023 down 16.0% rising
25 Barbados 0.5914 years 2024 down 37.3% falling
26 Fiji, Republic of 0.5434 years 2016 up 792.1% volatile
27 Namibia 0.5204 years 2018 up 1,270.6% volatile
28 Belize 0.5101 years 2008 up 436.2% rising
29 St. Lucia 0.4493 years 2023 down 6.0% volatile
30 Georgia 0.4477 years 2024 up 383.5% volatile
31 Botswana 0.4341 years 2024 up 225.9% volatile
32 Finland 0.4333 years 2024 up 20.2% rising
33 Kenya 0.4279 years 2024 up 190.5% volatile
34 Estonia 0.4058 years 2024 down 50.1% falling
35 South Africa 0.4053 years 2023 up 37.5% rising
36 Philippines 0.388 years 2024 down 25.2% rising
37 Brazil 0.3759 years 2024 up 10.3% rising
38 Morocco 0.3706 years 2024 up 5,592.2% volatile
39 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.3602 years 2024 up 47.2% rising
40 United Arab Emirates 0.3497 years 2024 up 13.1% falling
41 Belgium 0.3401 years 2023 down 30.8% falling
42 Lithuania 0.3279 years 2024 down 32.7% rising
43 United States 0.3111 years 2022 down 12.7% rising
44 Norway 0.2852 years 2024 up 129.1% volatile
45 Ireland 0.2716 years 2022 down 62.9% falling
46 Vietnam 0.2658 years 2022 down 18.5% falling
47 Liechtenstein, Principality of 0.2488 years 2009 up 73.3% rising
48 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.2471 years 2024 up 16.4% rising
49 Czechia 0.2379 years 2023 down 62.8% volatile
50 Sweden 0.2321 years 2024 up 9.9% rising
51 Slovak Republic 0.2316 years 2024 up 11.1% volatile
51 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2316 years 2023 up 105.5% volatile
53 Saudi Arabia 0.2114 years 2024 up 1,021.7% volatile
54 Switzerland 0.1969 years 2024 up 17.9% falling
55 Kuwait 0.1961 years 2013 down 71.7% falling
56 Belarus, Republic of 0.1823 years 2024 up 33.5% volatile
57 Latvia 0.1668 years 2024 down 14.7% rising
58 Andorra, Principality of 0.1651 years 2024 down 6.5% volatile
59 Panama 0.1613 years 2007 up 188.7% volatile
60 Austria 0.1538 years 2024 down 48.8% volatile
61 Iceland 0.1479 years 2023 up 25.8% volatile
62 Mauritius 0.1426 years 2024 down 46.9% rising
63 India 0.1339 years 2025 up 386.1% volatile
64 Ukraine 0.1285 years 2024 down 48.3% falling
65 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.1104 years 2024 up 26.4% flat
66 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.1075 years 2023 down 43.4% volatile
67 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0.1028 years 2024 down 91.3% volatile
68 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0998 years 2023 up 59.4% falling
69 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.097 years 2018 up 85.6% rising
70 Cambodia 0.0939 years 2023 up 46.1% volatile
71 Israel 0.0892 years 2024 down 23.6% falling
72 Cameroon 0.0855 years 2016 up 300.8% volatile
73 Bangladesh 0.0848 years 2024 up 246.4% volatile
74 Tunisia 0.0705 years 2016 up 290.3% volatile
75 Cuba 0.0699 years 2024 down 60.2% volatile
76 Guyana 0.0686 years 2024 down 11.0% volatile
77 Kyrgyz Republic 0.0669 years 2025 up 9.9% volatile
78 Spain 0.0665 years 2024 up 21.1% falling
79 China (People’s Republic of) 0.0654 years 2021 up 13.7% rising
80 Mongolia 0.0652 years 2024 down 61.0% volatile
81 Slovenia 0.063 years 2012 up 20.8% rising
82 Uganda 0.0569 years 2017 up 48.7% rising
83 Comoros, Union of the 0.0535 years 2004 up 878.4% volatile
84 Syrian Arab Republic 0.052 years 2024 down 39.9% falling
85 Eritrea, The State of 0.044 years 2017 down 49.0% volatile
86 Malta 0.0417 years 2023 down 87.9% volatile
87 Monaco 0.0392 years 2024 down 77.5% volatile
88 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.0387 years 2014 up 200.8% volatile
89 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0373 years 2023 down 72.2% volatile
90 Rwanda 0.035 years 2019 up 117.1% rising
91 Sri Lanka 0.0349 years 2023 down 52.5% volatile
92 Burkina Faso 0.0347 years 2013 up 22.4% rising
93 Portugal 0.0324 years 2023 down 44.9% volatile
94 France 0.0252 years 2024 down 54.8% falling
95 Colombia 0.0239 years 2022 down 9.8% rising
96 Bhutan 0.0232 years 2020 up 218.4% volatile
97 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0.0226 years 2012 up 44.7% rising
98 Malawi 0.0219 years 2021 up 40.3% falling
99 Luxembourg 0.0205 years 2024 down 43.7% falling
100 Russia 0.0187 years 2019 down 69.8% falling
101 Mali 0.0184 years 2023 up 191.6% volatile
102 Qatar 0.0181 years 2024 down 15.9% rising
103 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.0171 years 2004 up 345.5% volatile
104 Japan 0.0168 years 2023 up 7.0% rising
105 Djibouti 0.0135 years 2019 up 1,369.6% volatile
106 Brunei Darussalam 0.0122 years 2012 up 7.2% volatile
107 Serbia, Republic of 0.0116 years 2024 up 103.5% rising
108 Cyprus 0.0096 years 2017 rising
109 Netherlands 0.0085 years 2023 up 66.3% volatile
110 Denmark 0.0084 years 2012 up 43.1% falling
111 Bulgaria 0.008 years 2024 down 67.8% volatile
112 Italy 0.0057 years 2023 down 59.2% volatile
113 Madagascar, Republic of 0.0052 years 2019 up 47.6% flat
114 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.0047 years 2023 up 53.8% rising
115 Albania 0.0046 years 2024 down 82.1% falling
116 Iraq 0.004 years 2023 down 68.9% volatile
117 Cabo Verde 0.0029 years 2019 down 96.9% volatile
118 Pakistan 0.0028 years 2024 down 11.3% flat
119 Palestine, State of 0.0025 years 2023 down 53.1% volatile
120 Thailand 0.0024 years 2025 volatile
121 Malaysia 0.0011 years 2012 down 99.7% volatile
122 Niger 0.0011 years 2017 up 73.4% volatile
123 Moldova, Republic of 0.0003 years 2024 down 97.3% volatile
124 Algeria 0 years 2024 flat
124 El Salvador 0 years 2024 flat

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
127 places, 1,889 data points, 1998–2025
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February 2026 Data Release