School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
196
Highest
7.69 years
Greece
Lowest
0.0526 years
Haiti
Median
2.1 years
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
15,076
What the numbers show
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 7.69 years in Greece; the lowest is 0.0526 years in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.1 years, and the mean is 2.24 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 146.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 938.3%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 73.3%).
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 7.69 years | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 2 | Macao | 6.51 years | 2024 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 5.56 years | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 5.36 years | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Turkey | 5.24 years | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 5.23 years | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 5.07 years | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 5.06 years | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 5.05 years | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 10 | South Korea | 5.02 years | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 11 | Cyprus | 4.92 years | 2024 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.7 years | 2015 | up 372.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Grenada | 4.67 years | 2018 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Panama | 4.65 years | 2023 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 4.48 years | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 4.46 years | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 17 | Georgia | 4.44 years | 2025 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 18 | Netherlands | 4.3 years | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 19 | Singapore | 4.29 years | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 20 | Moldova | 4.28 years | 2024 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 4.23 years | 2025 | up 938.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Albania | 4.2 years | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 4.1 years | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 4.09 years | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 25 | Tonga | 4.05 years | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | United States | 4.02 years | 2022 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 4 years | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 3.98 years | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 29 | Venezuela | 3.91 years | 2009 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 3.91 years | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 3.9 years | 2023 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 32 | Sweden | 3.87 years | 2024 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 33 | Croatia | 3.86 years | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 3.85 years | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 3.84 years | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 3.82 years | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 37 | China | 3.82 years | 2024 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 3.79 years | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 39 | Monaco | 3.77 years | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 3.76 years | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 3.75 years | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 42 | Fiji | 3.75 years | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Iceland | 3.68 years | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 44 | New Zealand | 3.67 years | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 45 | Italy | 3.66 years | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 46 | Poland | 3.65 years | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 47 | Canada | 3.62 years | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 48 | Palau | 3.59 years | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 49 | France | 3.58 years | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 3.56 years | 2017 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 3.54 years | 2023 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 52 | Germany | 3.5 years | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 3.44 years | 2025 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 3.44 years | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 55 | Serbia | 3.42 years | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 56 | Brazil | 3.37 years | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 57 | Belarus | 3.36 years | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 58 | Mongolia | 3.28 years | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Japan | 3.22 years | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 60 | Switzerland | 3.22 years | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 3.21 years | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 62 | Paraguay | 3.19 years | 2011 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Malta | 3.17 years | 2023 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 64 | Israel | 3.14 years | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 65 | Czechia | 3.13 years | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 3.11 years | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.08 years | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 3.02 years | 2025 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Colombia | 2.98 years | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 70 | Estonia | 2.96 years | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 2.95 years | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Iran | 2.93 years | 2022 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Libya | 2.93 years | 2003 | up 292.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Hungary | 2.85 years | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 75 | San Marino | 2.82 years | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 76 | Bahrain | 2.75 years | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Montenegro | 2.73 years | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 78 | Lebanon | 2.72 years | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 2.72 years | 2019 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 80 | Algeria | 2.7 years | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Andorra | 2.69 years | 2024 | up 388.4% | volatile |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 2.68 years | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 83 | Romania | 2.64 years | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 84 | Armenia | 2.61 years | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 85 | Kuwait | 2.59 years | 2021 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Barbados | 2.54 years | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Marshall Islands | 2.53 years | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 88 | Slovakia | 2.51 years | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 89 | Mexico | 2.48 years | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 90 | Morocco | 2.46 years | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Maldives | 2.42 years | 2022 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Philippines | 2.36 years | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 93 | Indonesia | 2.32 years | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Palestine | 2.31 years | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritius | 2.29 years | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.21 years | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 97 | Syria | 2.19 years | 2016 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.1 years | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Liechtenstein | 2.09 years | 2021 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 2.07 years | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 101 | Cuba | 2.05 years | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Malaysia | 1.91 years | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Tunisia | 1.91 years | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Egypt | 1.9 years | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 105 | Botswana | 1.9 years | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Vietnam | 1.88 years | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Jordan | 1.87 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 108 | Oman | 1.81 years | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 109 | India | 1.72 years | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 110 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.68 years | 1993 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 111 | Brunei | 1.68 years | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Qatar | 1.65 years | 2024 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 1.64 years | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 114 | Guatemala | 1.63 years | 2023 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 1.6 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 1.57 years | 2017 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 117 | Namibia | 1.46 years | 2022 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 118 | British Virgin Islands | 1.42 years | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.41 years | 2023 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Cayman Islands | 1.39 years | 2008 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 121 | Guyana | 1.32 years | 2024 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Honduras | 1.31 years | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Jamaica | 1.31 years | 2015 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.28 years | 2012 | up 307.0% | rising |
| 125 | Belize | 1.27 years | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 126 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.26 years | 2023 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 127 | South Africa | 1.18 years | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 1.17 years | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 1.16 years | 2018 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | 1.11 years | 2024 | up 202.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Cambodia | 1.07 years | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Ghana | 1.07 years | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Nepal | 1.06 years | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 1.04 years | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Myanmar | 1.03 years | 2018 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 0.9838 years | 2024 | up 181.0% | falling |
| 137 | Samoa | 0.953 years | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 0.9528 years | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 139 | Comoros | 0.941 years | 2017 | up 328.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Cameroon | 0.8853 years | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Senegal | 0.8465 years | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Bermuda | 0.8447 years | 2023 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 143 | Bhutan | 0.7972 years | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Sudan | 0.7932 years | 2015 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 145 | Iraq | 0.7779 years | 2005 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 146 | Togo | 0.7451 years | 2020 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahamas | 0.7421 years | 1995 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 148 | Saint Lucia | 0.7367 years | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Cook Islands | 0.7348 years | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Aruba | 0.7033 years | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 151 | Angola | 0.6757 years | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Gambia | 0.6738 years | 2024 | up 339.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Seychelles | 0.6714 years | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Micronesia (country) | 0.6679 years | 2000 | — | falling |
| 155 | Rwanda | 0.6498 years | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6411 years | 2015 | up 226.5% | rising |
| 157 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.5927 years | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 0.5899 years | 2024 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Kenya | 0.5895 years | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Guinea | 0.5717 years | 2014 | up 328.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Congo | 0.561 years | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Lesotho | 0.5449 years | 2018 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Benin | 0.5431 years | 2022 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Pakistan | 0.5428 years | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Afghanistan | 0.5427 years | 2020 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Liberia | 0.5419 years | 2012 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Nigeria | 0.4871 years | 2011 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Yemen | 0.4403 years | 2011 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 169 | Gabon | 0.3828 years | 2003 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Ethiopia | 0.3817 years | 2014 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Mozambique | 0.3731 years | 2018 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Laos | 0.3725 years | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.3573 years | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 174 | Eswatini | 0.3504 years | 2013 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 175 | Dominica | 0.3474 years | 1993 | up 938.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Burundi | 0.3464 years | 2025 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Madagascar | 0.3402 years | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 178 | Mauritania | 0.3391 years | 2020 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 179 | Suriname | 0.3271 years | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 180 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.319 years | 2020 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Mali | 0.2824 years | 2015 | up 199.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Anguilla | 0.2679 years | 2008 | up 293.7% | rising |
| 183 | Djibouti | 0.258 years | 2011 | up 688.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 0.2439 years | 2004 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 185 | Chad | 0.2418 years | 2020 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Niger | 0.2416 years | 2019 | up 284.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Uganda | 0.2309 years | 2014 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Tanzania | 0.2207 years | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Malawi | 0.2105 years | 2024 | up 408.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Zambia | 0.1981 years | 2012 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 191 | Eritrea | 0.1601 years | 2016 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 0.1493 years | 2012 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Somalia | 0.1205 years | 1987 | up 393.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Sierra Leone | 0.0994 years | 2002 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0975 years | 1999 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 196 | Haiti | 0.0526 years | 1986 | up 67.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 4.67 years
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 4.6 years
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 4.16 years
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 4.16 years
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 4.12 years
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 4.11 years
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 4.11 years
- WB: Euro Area 4.1 years
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 4.08 years
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 4.06 years
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 4.06 years
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 4.02 years
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 4.01 years
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 4.01 years
- SDG: Europe 3.99 years
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 3.99 years
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 3.99 years
- UNICEF: North America 3.98 years
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 3.98 years
- SDG: Northern America 3.98 years
- WB: North America 3.98 years
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 3.96 years
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 3.96 years
- UNICEF: Western Europe 3.96 years
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 3.95 years
- MDG: Developed Regions 3.94 years
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 3.92 years
- WB: European Union 3.92 years
- WB: Oecd Members 3.89 years
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 3.85 years
- MDG: Eastern Asia 3.8 years
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 3.77 years
- SDG: Eastern Asia 3.77 years
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 3.59 years
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 3.52 years
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 3.51 years
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 3.5 years
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 3.49 years
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 3.41 years
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 3.33 years
About this data
February 2026 Data Release