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School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
186
Highest
21.01 years
Monaco
Lowest
4.05 years
Djibouti
Median
13.82 years
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
13,852

What the numbers show

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 21.01 years in Monaco; the lowest is 4.05 years in Djibouti.

The median across all reporting countries is 13.82 years, and the mean is 13.56 years.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 91.5%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 23.5%).

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Monaco 21.01 years 2024 up 1.2% flat
2 Greece 20.9 years 2023 up 20.1% rising
3 Australia 20.63 years 2024 down 11.3% falling
4 Finland 19.63 years 2024 up 2.0% rising
5 New Zealand 19.21 years 2024 up 0.7% flat
6 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.06 years 2015 up 29.3% rising
7 Belgium 18.92 years 2023 down 2.2% flat
8 Ireland 18.81 years 2022 up 3.8% rising
9 Turkey 18.8 years 2023 up 11.9% rising
10 Hong Kong 18.72 years 2024 up 14.8% rising
11 Argentina 18.63 years 2023 up 8.2% rising
12 Sweden 18.58 years 2024 up 2.7% rising
13 Norway 18.5 years 2024 up 4.7% rising
14 Netherlands 18.43 years 2023 up 2.7% rising
15 Tonga 18.18 years 2023 — rising
16 Iceland 18.13 years 2023 down 8.2% rising
17 Denmark 18.11 years 2024 down 5.7% rising
18 Grenada 17.84 years 2018 up 5.8% rising
19 Spain 17.74 years 2024 up 2.5% rising
20 United Kingdom 17.74 years 2023 up 0.3% rising
21 Uruguay 17.62 years 2023 up 11.2% rising
22 Cyprus 17.61 years 2024 up 23.0% rising
23 Portugal 17.54 years 2023 up 7.4% rising
24 Macao 17.5 years 2024 up 17.6% rising
25 Slovenia 17.42 years 2023 down 1.5% rising
26 Germany 17.34 years 2024 up 1.3% flat
27 Chile 17.32 years 2024 up 6.5% rising
28 Albania 17.3 years 2024 up 10.1% rising
29 Fiji 17.26 years 2024 — rising
30 Poland 17.13 years 2024 up 5.7% rising
31 Saudi Arabia 17.02 years 2024 up 18.2% rising
32 South Korea 16.85 years 2024 up 1.4% flat
33 Italy 16.84 years 2023 up 5.4% flat
34 Singapore 16.75 years 2023 up 0.7% rising
35 Puerto Rico 16.52 years 2023 up 3.0% flat
36 Moldova 16.51 years 2024 up 17.1% rising
37 Switzerland 16.51 years 2024 up 3.0% rising
38 Georgia 16.44 years 2023 up 9.7% rising
39 Croatia 16.32 years 2023 up 6.0% rising
40 Austria 16.2 years 2024 up 1.1% flat
41 Malta 16.18 years 2023 up 5.0% rising
42 Czechia 16.16 years 2023 down 4.1% rising
43 Brazil 16.12 years 2024 up 4.7% rising
44 Lithuania 16.11 years 2024 down 3.7% flat
45 Kazakhstan 16.08 years 2025 up 17.8% rising
46 France 16.06 years 2024 up 4.0% rising
47 United States Virgin Islands 16.01 years 1993 up 7.1% rising
48 Hungary 16.01 years 2024 up 2.4% flat
49 Latvia 15.96 years 2024 down 0.7% flat
50 United States 15.92 years 2022 down 3.9% rising
51 Libya 15.83 years 2003 — rising
52 Costa Rica 15.78 years 2019 up 15.4% rising
53 United Arab Emirates 15.78 years 2024 up 5.3% rising
54 Antigua and Barbuda 15.67 years 2012 down 0.3% flat
55 Algeria 15.62 years 2024 up 7.9% rising
56 Estonia 15.6 years 2024 down 4.1% flat
57 Bahrain 15.57 years 2024 up 7.3% rising
58 Montenegro 15.54 years 2023 up 1.0% rising
59 Canada 15.49 years 2023 down 2.1% flat
60 Namibia 15.43 years 2022 up 6.1% rising
61 Liechtenstein 15.41 years 2021 up 2.0% rising
62 Japan 15.4 years 2023 up 1.0% flat
63 Slovakia 15.24 years 2024 up 1.7% rising
64 Morocco 15.21 years 2024 up 31.4% rising
65 Mauritius 15.09 years 2024 up 1.5% rising
66 Israel 15.04 years 2024 down 2.2% flat
67 Ecuador 15.01 years 2023 up 4.2% flat
68 Russia 14.91 years 2023 up 0.9% rising
69 Andorra 14.9 years 2024 up 31.3% rising
70 Mexico 14.87 years 2024 up 5.6% rising
71 Mongolia 14.83 years 2023 down 0.6% rising
72 Peru 14.81 years 2017 up 15.1% rising
73 North Macedonia 14.72 years 2023 up 8.9% rising
74 Kuwait 14.71 years 2015 up 8.3% rising
75 Bulgaria 14.59 years 2024 down 5.8% rising
76 Thailand 14.56 years 2025 down 8.4% rising
77 Serbia 14.49 years 2024 up 0.1% rising
78 Luxembourg 14.46 years 2024 up 2.4% rising
79 Paraguay 14.4 years 2011 up 14.7% rising
80 Vietnam 14.39 years 2022 up 8.7% rising
81 Tunisia 14.35 years 2016 up 2.2% rising
82 Colombia 14.29 years 2022 up 0.7% rising
83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.29 years 2023 down 1.3% rising
84 Belarus 14.16 years 2024 down 9.5% rising
85 Iran 14.11 years 2022 down 1.4% rising
86 Venezuela 14.04 years 2009 up 35.3% rising
87 Marshall Islands 14.02 years 2024 up 1.9% rising
88 Ukraine 13.99 years 2024 down 6.3% rising
89 Armenia 13.96 years 2024 up 6.6% rising
90 Indonesia 13.95 years 2023 up 6.1% rising
91 Brunei 13.91 years 2023 down 4.6% rising
92 South Africa 13.87 years 2023 up 4.8% rising
93 Romania 13.82 years 2023 down 5.9% rising
94 Dominican Republic 13.81 years 2024 up 0.2% rising
95 Uzbekistan 13.67 years 2024 up 17.5% rising
96 Bhutan 13.62 years 2024 up 8.8% rising
97 Nepal 13.57 years 2024 up 8.4% rising
98 Barbados 13.57 years 2024 down 13.5% rising
99 Philippines 13.56 years 2024 up 14.6% rising
100 Aruba 13.52 years 2024 down 11.4% rising
101 Kyrgyzstan 13.5 years 2025 up 7.1% rising
102 Cuba 13.46 years 2024 down 4.7% rising
103 Anguilla 13.45 years 2008 up 7.4% rising
104 Cayman Islands 13.38 years 2008 up 6.2% flat
105 Cape Verde 13.31 years 2018 up 9.8% rising
106 Qatar 13.3 years 2024 up 7.6% rising
107 Jordan 13.27 years 2024 up 2.9% rising
108 China 13.2 years 2012 up 30.0% rising
109 Azerbaijan 13.12 years 2024 up 3.6% rising
110 Palestine 13.06 years 2023 down 1.7% rising
111 India 13.02 years 2025 up 6.2% rising
112 Oman 13.02 years 2024 down 8.3% rising
113 Egypt 13 years 2024 up 14.5% rising
114 Panama 12.99 years 2016 up 0.6% rising
115 Rwanda 12.93 years 2024 up 11.8% rising
116 Seychelles 12.81 years 2024 down 20.1% flat
117 Eswatini 12.73 years 2013 up 33.6% rising
118 Sri Lanka 12.66 years 2023 down 5.5% rising
119 Jamaica 12.58 years 2015 up 5.5% rising
120 Saint Lucia 12.55 years 2023 up 0.8% rising
121 British Virgin Islands 12.54 years 2024 down 9.3% falling
122 Sao Tome and Principe 12.43 years 2015 up 20.2% rising
123 Turkmenistan 12.34 years 2024 up 6.9% rising
124 Bahamas 12.33 years 1995 up 4.2% flat
125 Togo 12.32 years 2017 up 26.0% rising
126 San Marino 12.31 years 2024 down 2.3% falling
127 Belize 12.28 years 2024 down 4.4% flat
128 Botswana 12.19 years 2021 down 1.3% rising
129 Malaysia 12.12 years 2024 down 5.5% rising
130 Cote d'Ivoire 11.96 years 2024 up 46.4% rising
131 Samoa 11.92 years 2000 — rising
132 Trinidad and Tobago 11.81 years 2004 up 8.4% rising
133 Comoros 11.8 years 2014 up 31.5% rising
134 Nicaragua 11.79 years 2023 — rising
135 Guyana 11.78 years 2024 down 2.8% rising
136 Ghana 11.72 years 2024 up 9.0% rising
137 Kenya 11.71 years 2023 up 10.7% rising
138 Myanmar 11.66 years 2018 up 34.0% rising
139 Bermuda 11.62 years 2023 down 15.1% flat
140 Gabon 11.55 years 2001 up 4.8% rising
141 Lebanon 11.18 years 2023 down 6.0% rising
142 Bangladesh 11.12 years 2024 up 1.2% rising
143 Lesotho 11.03 years 2017 down 0.6% rising
144 El Salvador 10.98 years 2024 down 10.8% rising
145 Cameroon 10.95 years 2023 down 4.9% rising
146 Cambodia 10.93 years 2023 up 13.9% rising
147 Tajikistan 10.91 years 2013 up 6.1% flat
148 Suriname 10.8 years 2021 — flat
149 Uganda 10.74 years 2004 up 91.5% rising
150 Guatemala 10.6 years 2023 down 1.9% rising
151 Zimbabwe 10.6 years 2013 up 3.4% rising
152 Afghanistan 10.55 years 2018 up 18.6% volatile
153 Congo 10.47 years 2012 up 19.1% rising
154 Mozambique 10.4 years 2017 up 14.3% rising
155 Vanuatu 10.24 years 2004 up 11.3% rising
156 Liberia 10.16 years 2000 — volatile
157 Malawi 10.05 years 2021 down 6.1% rising
158 Benin 10.01 years 2022 down 6.1% rising
159 Iraq 9.46 years 2004 down 2.0% rising
160 Angola 9.3 years 2023 down 9.2% rising
161 Senegal 9.12 years 2023 up 0.2% rising
162 Madagascar 9.06 years 2019 down 5.0% rising
163 Laos 9.05 years 2023 down 15.5% rising
164 Guinea 9.03 years 2014 up 37.1% volatile
165 Honduras 8.84 years 2024 down 7.1% rising
166 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.84 years 2013 up 22.1% rising
167 Tanzania 8.78 years 2021 down 3.6% rising
168 Mauritania 8.69 years 2020 up 12.1% rising
169 Syria 8.3 years 2013 down 17.6% rising
170 Burundi 8.27 years 2025 down 23.5% volatile
171 Pakistan 8.17 years 2024 up 29.4% rising
172 Nigeria 8.15 years 2011 up 9.3% rising
173 Ethiopia 8.04 years 2012 up 58.4% volatile
174 Yemen 7.83 years 2011 up 16.9% rising
175 Eritrea 7.75 years 2015 down 15.0% rising
176 Zambia 7.73 years 1990 up 5.3% rising
177 Burkina Faso 7.48 years 2024 down 2.1% volatile
178 Chad 7.14 years 2015 up 32.8% rising
179 Sudan 7.07 years 2015 up 18.3% rising
180 Mali 6.94 years 2017 up 4.3% volatile
181 Haiti 6.71 years 1986 up 48.8% rising
182 Niger 6.7 years 2017 up 75.1% volatile
183 Sierra Leone 6.62 years 2001 up 52.6% rising
184 Central African Republic 6.32 years 2012 — rising
185 Papua New Guinea 5.78 years 1998 up 18.8% rising
186 Djibouti 4.05 years 2004 up 33.0% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release