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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
125
Highest
3.38 years
Tonga
Lowest
0.0003 years
Moldova
Median
0.1479 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 125 countries. The highest value is 3.38 years in Tonga; the lowest is 0.0003 years in Moldova.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1479 years, and the mean is 0.4004 years.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,533.

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 (years): full country ranking

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

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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
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release