School Life Expectancy - world statistics and charts as map, diagram and table
Number of years of schooling that a child can expect to receive in the countries of the world
Rank (total) | Country | Total (years) | Date |
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1 | Australia | 23 | 2016 |
2 | Belgium | 20 | 2016 |
3 | Denmark | 19 | 2016 |
3 | Finland | 19 | 2016 |
3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 19 | 2016 |
3 | Iceland | 19 | 2016 |
3 | Ireland | 19 | 2016 |
3 | New Zealand | 19 | 2016 |
3 | Sweden | 19 | 2016 |
10 | Argentina | 18 | 2016 |
10 | Curacao | 18 | 2013 |
10 | Greece | 18 | 2016 |
10 | Netherlands | 18 | 2016 |
10 | Norway | 18 | 2016 |
10 | Spain | 18 | 2016 |
10 | Turkey | 18 | 2016 |
17 | Czech Republic | 17 | 2016 |
17 | Germany | 17 | 2016 |
17 | Grenada | 17 | 2017 |
17 | Korea (South) | 17 | 2013 |
17 | Palau | 17 | 2013 |
17 | Saudi Arabia | 17 | 2014 |
17 | Slovenia | 17 | 2016 |
24 | Austria | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Canada | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Chile | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Ecuador | 16 | 2015 |
24 | Estonia | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Hong Kong | 16 | 2014 |
24 | Israel | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Italy | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Latvia | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Lithuania | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Macau | 16 | 2017 |
24 | Malta | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Poland | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Portugal | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Puerto Rico | 16 | 2015 |
24 | Russia | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Seychelles | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Singapore | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Switzerland | 16 | 2016 |
24 | United States of America | 16 | 2016 |
24 | Uruguay | 16 | |
45 | Albania | 15 | 2017 |
45 | Bahrain | 15 | 2017 |
45 | Barbados | 15 | 2011 |
45 | Belarus | 15 | 2017 |
45 | Brazil | 15 | 2015 |
45 | Bulgaria | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Colombia | 15 | 2017 |
45 | Cook Islands | 15 | 2015 |
45 | Costa Rica | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Croatia | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Cyprus | 15 | 2015 |
45 | France | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Georgia | 15 | 2017 |
45 | Hungary | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Iran | 15 | 2015 |
45 | Japan | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Kazakhstan | 15 | 2017 |
45 | Liechtenstein | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Mauritius | 15 | 2017 |
45 | Mongolia | 15 | 2015 |
45 | Montenegro | 15 | 2017 |
45 | Oman | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Peru | 15 | 2016 |
45 | San Marino | 15 | 2012 |
45 | Serbia | 15 | 2017 |
45 | Slovakia | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Thailand | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Tunisia | 15 | 2016 |
45 | Ukraine | 15 | 2014 |
74 | Algeria | 14 | 2011 |
74 | Aruba | 14 | 2012 |
74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | 2014 |
74 | British Virgin Islands | 14 | 2015 |
74 | Brunei | 14 | 2017 |
74 | China | 14 | 2015 |
74 | Cuba | 14 | 2016 |
74 | Dominican Republic | 14 | 2016 |
74 | Kuwait | 14 | 2013 |
74 | Luxembourg | 14 | 2016 |
74 | Mexico | 14 | 2016 |
74 | Romania | 14 | 2016 |
74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14 | 2015 |
74 | South Africa | 14 | 2016 |
74 | Sri Lanka | 14 | 2017 |
74 | United Arab Emirates | 14 | 2016 |
74 | Venezuela | 14 | 2009 |
91 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13 | 2012 |
91 | Armenia | 13 | 2015 |
91 | Azerbaijan | 13 | 2017 |
91 | Belize | 13 | 2017 |
91 | Benin | 13 | 2016 |
91 | Botswana | 13 | 2013 |
91 | Cameroon | 13 | 2016 |
91 | East Timor | 13 | 2010 |
91 | Egypt | 13 | 2016 |
91 | Indonesia | 13 | 2017 |
91 | Jordan | 13 | 2012 |
91 | Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 2017 |
91 | Malaysia | 13 | 2017 |
91 | Morocco | 13 | 2017 |
91 | North Macedonia | 13 | 2015 |
91 | Palestinian Territories | 13 | 2017 |
91 | Panama | 13 | 2015 |
91 | Philippines | 13 | 2013 |
91 | Togo | 13 | 2017 |
110 | Bermuda | 12 | 2015 |
110 | Bhutan | 12 | 2013 |
110 | Cape Verde | 12 | 2017 |
110 | El Salvador | 12 | 2016 |
110 | Ghana | 12 | 2017 |
110 | India | 12 | 2016 |
110 | Kiribati | 12 | 2008 |
110 | Moldova | 12 | 2015 |
110 | Nepal | 12 | 2017 |
110 | Paraguay | 12 | 2010 |
110 | Qatar | 12 | 2017 |
110 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 12 | 2015 |
110 | Uzbekistan | 12 | 2017 |
123 | Bangladesh | 11 | 2017 |
123 | Burundi | 11 | 2017 |
123 | Cambodia | 11 | 2008 |
123 | Comoros | 11 | 2014 |
123 | Congo (Republic) | 11 | 2012 |
123 | Eswatini | 11 | 2013 |
123 | Guatemala | 11 | 2014 |
123 | Guyana | 11 | 2012 |
123 | Kenya | 11 | 2009 |
123 | Korea (North) | 11 | 2015 |
123 | Laos | 11 | 2017 |
123 | Lebanon | 11 | 2014 |
123 | Lesotho | 11 | 2015 |
123 | Malawi | 11 | 2011 |
123 | Rwanda | 11 | 2017 |
123 | Tajikistan | 11 | 2013 |
123 | Turkmenistan | 11 | 2014 |
140 | Afghanistan | 10 | 2014 |
140 | Angola | 10 | 2011 |
140 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 10 | 2013 |
140 | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 10 | 2016 |
140 | Honduras | 10 | 2014 |
140 | Madagascar | 10 | 2016 |
140 | Mozambique | 10 | 2017 |
140 | Myanmar (Burma) | 10 | 2017 |
140 | Uganda | 10 | 2011 |
140 | Zimbabwe | 10 | 2013 |
150 | Burkina Faso | 9 | 2017 |
150 | Gambia | 9 | 2010 |
150 | Guinea | 9 | 2014 |
150 | Nauru | 9 | 2008 |
150 | Nigeria | 9 | 2011 |
150 | Senegal | 9 | 2017 |
150 | Syria | 9 | 2013 |
150 | Yemen | 9 | 2011 |
158 | Chad | 8 | 2014 |
158 | Ethiopia | 8 | 2012 |
158 | Mauritania | 8 | 2017 |
158 | Pakistan | 8 | 2017 |
158 | Sudan | 8 | 2015 |
158 | Tanzania | 8 | 2013 |
164 | Central African Republic | 7 | 2012 |
164 | Mali | 7 | 2015 |
166 | Djibouti | 6 | 2011 |
166 | Niger | 6 | 2017 |
168 | Eritrea | 5 | 2015 |
World | 12 | 2017 |
No information is available for non-listed countries.
School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age. Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2020-05-14)