School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
127
Highest
4.03 years
Jamaica
Lowest
0 years
El Salvador
Median
0.1349 years
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,889
What the numbers show
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 4.03 years in Jamaica; the lowest is 0 years in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1349 years, and the mean is 0.3385 years.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 3,578.6%), and the largest decrease in Moldova, Republic of (down 98.4%).
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 4.03 years | 2024 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0.3826 years | 2023 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 2 | New Zealand | 2.4 years | 2024 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0.3295 years | 2023 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 2.39 years | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 4 | Tonga | 1.64 years | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 1.63 years | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 6 | Grenada | 1.41 years | 2024 | up 311.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.33 years | 2025 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 8 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.15 years | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Seychelles | 1.13 years | 2024 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 10 | Dominica | 1.13 years | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 11 | British Virgin Islands | 1.07 years | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 0.9723 years | 2022 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 13 | Australia | 0.8572 years | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 14 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.8555 years | 2012 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 15 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.7902 years | 2017 | up 129.1% | rising |
| 16 | Namibia | 0.7224 years | 2018 | up 681.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Barbados | 0.7154 years | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 0.6983 years | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 0.6913 years | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 20 | Cayman Islands | 0.6755 years | 2024 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 0.6254 years | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 22 | Botswana | 0.6147 years | 2024 | up 238.8% | flat |
| 23 | Vietnam | 0.5493 years | 2022 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.5173 years | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4926 years | 2023 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4876 years | 2012 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 27 | Kenya | 0.4697 years | 2024 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0.4453 years | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 0.4229 years | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 30 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.4129 years | 2016 | up 721.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Vanuatu | 0.3965 years | 2021 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 0.392 years | 2024 | up 463.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3791 years | 2023 | up 179.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Liechtenstein | 0.376 years | 2009 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 0.3558 years | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 0.3483 years | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Belize | 0.3465 years | 2008 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 38 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.3298 years | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Iceland | 0.3075 years | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.2979 years | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2923 years | 2024 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 42 | Kuwait | 0.2843 years | 2013 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 43 | Lithuania | 0.2718 years | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 0.2645 years | 2024 | up 3,578.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Finland | 0.264 years | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 46 | Brazil | 0.2515 years | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 47 | Romania | 0.2308 years | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2285 years | 2023 | up 180.2% | falling |
| 49 | Ukraine | 0.2137 years | 2024 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 50 | United States | 0.2124 years | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 51 | Georgia | 0.2035 years | 2024 | up 302.8% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 0.2017 years | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 53 | Panama | 0.1972 years | 2007 | up 452.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Andorra, Principality of | 0.1923 years | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.1755 years | 2018 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 56 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.174 years | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Sweden | 0.1647 years | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 0.1615 years | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 59 | St. Lucia | 0.1542 years | 2023 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovak Republic | 0.1542 years | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Czechia | 0.1388 years | 2023 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritius | 0.1349 years | 2024 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 63 | Norway | 0.1281 years | 2024 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Mongolia | 0.127 years | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 0.1268 years | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 0.1248 years | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Switzerland | 0.1237 years | 2024 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 68 | Estonia | 0.1218 years | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 69 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0.1194 years | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.1008 years | 2025 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 71 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.0995 years | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 0.0986 years | 2019 | up 149.9% | rising |
| 73 | Tunisia | 0.0942 years | 2016 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 0.0919 years | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 75 | India | 0.0872 years | 2025 | up 903.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 0.0742 years | 2024 | down 37.2% | flat |
| 77 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.0716 years | 2004 | up 642.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Uganda | 0.0677 years | 2017 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 0.0675 years | 2013 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 80 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0671 years | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0611 years | 2024 | down 52.7% | flat |
| 82 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.0583 years | 2021 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 83 | Monaco | 0.0553 years | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | 0.0534 years | 2023 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Cameroon | 0.0528 years | 2016 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 86 | Bhutan | 0.0521 years | 2020 | up 413.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Malta | 0.0477 years | 2023 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.0446 years | 2014 | up 242.7% | rising |
| 89 | Austria | 0.0445 years | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Spain | 0.0434 years | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Eritrea, The State of | 0.0382 years | 2017 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 92 | Mali | 0.036 years | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 93 | Slovenia | 0.036 years | 2012 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 94 | Malawi | 0.0324 years | 2021 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 95 | Denmark | 0.031 years | 2012 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 96 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.0309 years | 2012 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Cuba | 0.0307 years | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 0.0306 years | 2017 | — | flat |
| 99 | Guyana | 0.03 years | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 0.0297 years | 2023 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.0257 years | 2004 | up 236.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Russian Federation | 0.0228 years | 2019 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 103 | Djibouti | 0.0227 years | 2019 | up 315.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Malaysia | 0.017 years | 2012 | down 95.6% | falling |
| 105 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.0167 years | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 106 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.0158 years | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 107 | France | 0.0156 years | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 108 | Netherlands | 0.0144 years | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 0.0121 years | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 110 | Qatar | 0.0108 years | 2024 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0099 years | 2012 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.009 years | 2019 | up 25.9% | flat |
| 113 | Italy | 0.0086 years | 2023 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Albania | 0.0078 years | 2024 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 115 | Colombia | 0.0072 years | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 116 | Iraq | 0.0057 years | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Japan | 0.0056 years | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 118 | Pakistan | 0.0036 years | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 119 | Cabo Verde | 0.0032 years | 2019 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Niger | 0.0019 years | 2017 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Palestine, State of | 0.001 years | 2023 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0007 years | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Thailand | 0.0003 years | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Algeria | 0 years | 2024 | — | flat |
| 124 | El Salvador | 0 years | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release