School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
213
Highest
11.18 years
Monaco
Lowest
0.2207 years
Somalia
Median
5.71 years
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
15,675
What the numbers show
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 11.18 years in Monaco; the lowest is 0.2207 years in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.71 years, and the mean is 5.56 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 275.9%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 35.2%).
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 11.18 years | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 10.33 years | 1997 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 10.13 years | 2023 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Turkey | 9.34 years | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Suriname | 9.24 years | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 8.97 years | 2023 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 8.77 years | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 8.71 years | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 9 | Croatia | 8.69 years | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 8.6 years | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 11 | Slovakia | 8.45 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 8.41 years | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 8.28 years | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Guadeloupe | 8.26 years | 1995 | — | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 8.24 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 16 | New Zealand | 8.17 years | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 8.03 years | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 8.02 years | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 8 years | 2024 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 20 | Moldova | 7.9 years | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 7.89 years | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Czechia | 7.86 years | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 7.84 years | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 7.67 years | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 25 | Algeria | 7.63 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | 7.6 years | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 27 | Uruguay | 7.58 years | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 7.56 years | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 29 | Liechtenstein | 7.56 years | 2021 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 30 | Turkmenistan | 7.54 years | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 7.49 years | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 32 | Australia | 7.47 years | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 33 | Martinique | 7.46 years | 1996 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 34 | Albania | 7.43 years | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 35 | Oman | 7.36 years | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Palestine | 7.36 years | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 37 | France | 7.33 years | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Denmark | 7.33 years | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 39 | Brazil | 7.31 years | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 7.24 years | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.23 years | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 42 | Iceland | 7.23 years | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 7.21 years | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 44 | Armenia | 7.21 years | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 7.17 years | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 7.16 years | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 7.16 years | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 7.13 years | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 49 | Tuvalu | 7.12 years | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 50 | Serbia | 7.12 years | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 51 | Cook Islands | 7.09 years | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 52 | United States Virgin Islands | 7.09 years | 1997 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 53 | Argentina | 7.06 years | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 54 | Mongolia | 7.05 years | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 55 | Kuwait | 6.99 years | 2015 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 56 | Gambia | 6.98 years | 2021 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Switzerland | 6.97 years | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 58 | Fiji | 6.95 years | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 59 | New Caledonia | 6.93 years | 1997 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 60 | Norway | 6.88 years | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.88 years | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 62 | Ireland | 6.84 years | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 6.82 years | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 64 | Tonga | 6.72 years | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 6.72 years | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 6.68 years | 2016 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 6.68 years | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 68 | Kiribati | 6.67 years | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Estonia | 6.66 years | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 70 | Mexico | 6.64 years | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 6.54 years | 2023 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 72 | Aruba | 6.53 years | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.52 years | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 74 | Brunei | 6.51 years | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 75 | French Guiana | 6.49 years | 1997 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 6.48 years | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 77 | Mauritius | 6.48 years | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 78 | Hong Kong | 6.45 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 79 | Samoa | 6.42 years | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 80 | Cyprus | 6.39 years | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 6.39 years | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 6.39 years | 2023 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Libya | 6.34 years | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Vietnam | 6.33 years | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 85 | Russia | 6.33 years | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 86 | Nepal | 6.31 years | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Greece | 6.25 years | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 88 | Chile | 6.23 years | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 6.2 years | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 90 | Canada | 6.17 years | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 91 | Colombia | 6.17 years | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 92 | Latvia | 6.17 years | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 93 | Andorra | 6.11 years | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 94 | Japan | 6.1 years | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 95 | Ukraine | 6.08 years | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.05 years | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 97 | Niue | 5.97 years | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 98 | Israel | 5.94 years | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 99 | United States | 5.91 years | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 100 | Qatar | 5.89 years | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 101 | Bahrain | 5.87 years | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 102 | Georgia | 5.87 years | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 103 | Nauru | 5.85 years | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 104 | French Polynesia | 5.84 years | 1993 | — | rising |
| 105 | South Korea | 5.75 years | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 106 | Indonesia | 5.72 years | 2025 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Palau | 5.71 years | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 108 | Ecuador | 5.7 years | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 109 | Thailand | 5.69 years | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 110 | India | 5.69 years | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.67 years | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.67 years | 2017 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 113 | China | 5.62 years | 2012 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 114 | Montserrat | 5.6 years | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 115 | Bermuda | 5.6 years | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 116 | Macao | 5.58 years | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 117 | Gibraltar | 5.57 years | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 118 | Jordan | 5.56 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 5.54 years | 2013 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 120 | Marshall Islands | 5.54 years | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 121 | Morocco | 5.53 years | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Cuba | 5.51 years | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 123 | Bhutan | 5.5 years | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.49 years | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 125 | East Timor | 5.46 years | 2020 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 126 | Peru | 5.45 years | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 127 | Bolivia | 5.45 years | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 128 | South Africa | 5.41 years | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 129 | Gabon | 5.34 years | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Micronesia (country) | 5.28 years | 2005 | — | falling |
| 131 | Belize | 5.25 years | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 132 | Barbados | 5.22 years | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 133 | Philippines | 5.2 years | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 134 | Maldives | 5.19 years | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 135 | Iran | 5.16 years | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 136 | Venezuela | 5.12 years | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 137 | Grenada | 5.11 years | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 138 | Cayman Islands | 5.06 years | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 139 | Seychelles | 5.06 years | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 140 | Egypt | 5.02 years | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 5 years | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 142 | Paraguay | 4.98 years | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 143 | Bangladesh | 4.96 years | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.93 years | 2024 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.93 years | 2024 | — | rising |
| 146 | Myanmar | 4.91 years | 2018 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 147 | Kenya | 4.89 years | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 148 | Malaysia | 4.88 years | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 149 | Dominica | 4.85 years | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 150 | Dominican Republic | 4.83 years | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 151 | Bahamas | 4.81 years | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 152 | Panama | 4.77 years | 2017 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 153 | San Marino | 4.7 years | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 154 | Ghana | 4.62 years | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 155 | Guyana | 4.59 years | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 4.59 years | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 157 | British Virgin Islands | 4.52 years | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 158 | Namibia | 4.4 years | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 159 | Anguilla | 4.34 years | 2022 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 160 | Iraq | 4.32 years | 2023 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 161 | Eswatini | 4.29 years | 2016 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 162 | Jamaica | 4.19 years | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 163 | Saint Helena | 4.19 years | 1997 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 164 | Togo | 4.11 years | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Singapore | 4.11 years | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 166 | El Salvador | 4.11 years | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 167 | Lebanon | 4.05 years | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 168 | Comoros | 4.04 years | 2022 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Cambodia | 3.75 years | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Botswana | 3.7 years | 2021 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Tokelau | 3.68 years | 2025 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Nicaragua | 3.57 years | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 173 | Senegal | 3.52 years | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Laos | 3.51 years | 2025 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 3.47 years | 2012 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Lesotho | 3.41 years | 2017 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 177 | Pakistan | 3.3 years | 2024 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Congo | 3.28 years | 2012 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 179 | Rwanda | 3.27 years | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Zambia | 3.11 years | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Zimbabwe | 3.06 years | 2013 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Cameroon | 3.02 years | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Honduras | 3 years | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 184 | Angola | 3 years | 2023 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Papua New Guinea | 2.93 years | 2023 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Guatemala | 2.92 years | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Eritrea | 2.9 years | 2022 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 188 | Nigeria | 2.84 years | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Djibouti | 2.81 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Benin | 2.79 years | 2022 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 2.71 years | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Mauritania | 2.6 years | 2020 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.58 years | 2021 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Madagascar | 2.52 years | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 195 | Syria | 2.52 years | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 196 | Liberia | 2.52 years | 2020 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Burkina Faso | 2.44 years | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Malawi | 2.33 years | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Sudan | 2.24 years | 2019 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 200 | Mali | 2.23 years | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Yemen | 2.21 years | 2016 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 202 | Guinea | 2.17 years | 2014 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Burundi | 2.02 years | 2025 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Ethiopia | 2.01 years | 2015 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Mozambique | 1.85 years | 2017 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Tanzania | 1.75 years | 2021 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Chad | 1.38 years | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 208 | Niger | 1.37 years | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 209 | Uganda | 1.32 years | 2007 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.11 years | 2005 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 211 | Central African Republic | 0.9041 years | 2017 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 212 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6937 years | 2000 | up 275.9% | volatile |
| 213 | Somalia | 0.2207 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 7.93 years
- UNICEF: Western Europe 7.89 years
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 7.86 years
- WB: European Union 7.86 years
- WB: Euro Area 7.84 years
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 7.83 years
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 7.67 years
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 7.67 years
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 7.65 years
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 7.43 years
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 7.43 years
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 7.39 years
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 7.39 years
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 7.38 years
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 7.36 years
- SDG: Europe 7.36 years
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 7.31 years
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 7.3 years
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 7.3 years
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 7.13 years
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 7.04 years
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 7.04 years
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 6.99 years
- WB: Oecd Members 6.96 years
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 6.88 years
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 6.86 years
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 6.86 years
- MDG: Developed Regions 6.81 years
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 6.79 years
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 6.77 years
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 6.75 years
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 6.73 years
- AIMS: Central Asia 6.63 years
- SDG: Central Asia 6.63 years
- UIS: Central Asia 6.63 years
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 6.61 years
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 6.47 years
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 6.46 years
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 6.46 years
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 6.45 years
About this data
February 2026 Data Release