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Country Comparison :: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
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.
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country (years) Date of Information
1 Australia
21.00
2008
2 Australia
21.00
2008
3 Australia
20.00
2008
4 New Zealand
20.00
2008
5 Iceland
20.00
2008
6 Cuba
19.00
2009
7 New Zealand
19.00
2008
8 New Zealand
19.00
2008
9 Cuba
18.00
2009
10 Denmark
18.00
2008
11 Ireland
18.00
2008
12 Ireland
18.00
2008
13 Ireland
18.00
2008
14 Slovenia
18.00
2008
15 Iceland
18.00
2008
16 Korea, South
18.00
2008
17 Monaco
18.00
2009
18 Monaco
18.00
2009
19 Norway
18.00
2008
20 Finland
18.00
2008
21 Argentina
17.00
2007
22 Uruguay
17.00
2008
23 Canada
17.00
2004
24 Canada
17.00
2004
25 Denmark
17.00
2008
26 Estonia
17.00
2008
27 Finland
17.00
2008
28 Greece
17.00
2007
29 Greece
17.00
2007
30 Iceland
17.00
2008
31 Italy
17.00
2008
32 Korea, South
17.00
2008
33 Latvia
17.00
2008
34 Lithuania
17.00
2008
35 Libya
17.00
2003
36 Libya
17.00
2003
37 Montserrat
17.00
2007
38 Monaco
17.00
2009
39 Netherlands
17.00
2008
40 Netherlands
17.00
2008
41 Netherlands
17.00
2008
42 Norway
17.00
2008
43 Norway
17.00
2008
44 Slovenia
17.00
2008
45 Spain
17.00
2008
46 United Kingdom
17.00
2008
47 United States
17.00
2008
48 Canada
17.00
2004
49 Argentina
16.00
2007
50 British Virgin Islands
16.00
2009
51 Belgium
16.00
2008
52 Belgium
16.00
2008
53 Cuba
16.00
2009
54 Denmark
16.00
2008
55 Estonia
16.00
2008
56 Czech Republic
16.00
2008
57 Finland
16.00
2008
58 France
16.00
2008
59 France
16.00
2008
60 France
16.00
2008
61 Grenada
16.00
2009
62 Grenada
16.00
2009
63 Germany
16.00
2006
64 Germany
16.00
2006
65 Germany
16.00
2006
66 Greece
16.00
2007
67 Hong Kong
16.00
2009
68 Hong Kong
16.00
2009
69 Hungary
16.00
2008
70 Israel
16.00
2008
71 Italy
16.00
2008
72 Italy
16.00
2008
73 Korea, South
16.00
2008
74 Kazakhstan
16.00
2010
75 Lithuania
16.00
2008
76 Slovakia
16.00
2008
77 Libya
16.00
2003
78 Niue
16.00
2005
79 Poland
16.00
2008
80 Portugal
16.00
2008
81 Portugal
16.00
2008
82 Portugal
16.00
2008
83 Slovenia
16.00
2008
84 Spain
16.00
2008
85 Spain
16.00
2008
86 Sweden
16.00
2008
87 Sweden
16.00
2008
88 Switzerland
16.00
2008
89 Switzerland
16.00
2008
90 United Kingdom
16.00
2008
91 United Kingdom
16.00
2008
92 United States
16.00
2008
93 Uruguay
16.00
2008
94 Belgium
16.00
2008
95 Argentina
15.00
2007
96 Austria
15.00
2008
97 Austria
15.00
2008
98 Austria
15.00
2008
99 Belarus
15.00
2007
100 Belarus
15.00
2007
101 Chile
15.00
2008
102 Chile
15.00
2008
103 Chile
15.00
2008
104 Estonia
15.00
2008
105 Czech Republic
15.00
2008
106 Czech Republic
15.00
2008
107 Grenada
15.00
2009
108 Hong Kong
15.00
2009
109 Hungary
15.00
2008
110 Hungary
15.00
2008
111 Israel
15.00
2008
112 Israel
15.00
2008
113 Japan
15.00
2008
114 Japan
15.00
2008
115 Japan
15.00
2008
116 Jamaica
15.00
2008
117 Kazakhstan
15.00
2010
118 Kazakhstan
15.00
2010
119 Latvia
15.00
2008
120 Lithuania
15.00
2008
121 Slovakia
15.00
2008
122 Macau
15.00
2009
123 Mongolia
15.00
2009
124 Montserrat
15.00
2007
125 Malta
15.00
2008
126 Poland
15.00
2008
127 Poland
15.00
2008
128 Palau
15.00
2001
129 Palau
15.00
2001
130 Romania
15.00
2008
131 Romania
15.00
2008
132 Russia
15.00
2008
133 Seychelles
15.00
2008
134 Sweden
15.00
2008
135 Switzerland
15.00
2008
136 Tunisia
15.00
2008
137 Tunisia
15.00
2008
138 Ukraine
15.00
2008
139 Ukraine
15.00
2008
140 United States
15.00
2008
141 Venezuela
15.00
2008
142 British Virgin Islands
15.00
2009
143 British Virgin Islands
15.00
2009
144 Tonga
14.00
2007
145 Tunisia
14.00
2008
146 Ukraine
14.00
2008
147 Uruguay
14.00
2008
148 Venezuela
14.00
2008
149 West Bank
14.00
2006
150 West Bank
14.00
2006
151 Antigua and Barbuda
14.00
2009
152 Antigua and Barbuda
14.00
2009
153 Antigua and Barbuda
14.00
2009
154 United Arab Emirates
14.00
2009
155 Bahrain
14.00
2006
156 Bahrain
14.00
2006
157 Barbados
14.00
2001
158 Bosnia and Herzegovina
14.00
2009
159 Bosnia and Herzegovina
14.00
2009
160 Bolivia
14.00
2007
161 Bolivia
14.00
2007
162 Bolivia
14.00
2007
163 Belarus
14.00
2007
164 Brazil
14.00
2008
165 Brazil
14.00
2008
166 Brazil
14.00
2008
167 Bulgaria
14.00
2008
168 Bulgaria
14.00
2008
169 Brunei
14.00
2009
170 Brunei
14.00
2009
171 Brunei
14.00
2009
172 Colombia
14.00
2009
173 Colombia
14.00
2009
174 Cyprus
14.00
2008
175 Cyprus
14.00
2008
176 Cyprus
14.00
2008
177 Ecuador
14.00
2008
178 Ecuador
14.00
2008
179 Gaza Strip
14.00
2006
180 Gaza Strip
14.00
2006
181 Croatia
14.00
2008
182 Croatia
14.00
2008
183 Jamaica
14.00
2008
184 Lebanon
14.00
2009
185 Lebanon
14.00
2009
186 Latvia
14.00
2008
187 Slovakia
14.00
2008
188 Macau
14.00
2009
189 Macau
14.00
2009
190 Mongolia
14.00
2009
191 Montserrat
14.00
2007
192 Mauritius
14.00
2008
193 Mauritius
14.00
2008
194 Malta
14.00
2008
195 Malta
14.00
2008
196 Mexico
14.00
2008
197 Mexico
14.00
2008
198 Mexico
14.00
2008
199 Peru
14.00
2006
200 Panama
14.00
2008
201 Palau
14.00
2001
202 Qatar
14.00
2009
203 Serbia
14.00
2009
204 Serbia
14.00
2009
205 Romania
14.00
2008
206 Russia
14.00
2008
207 Russia
14.00
2008
208 Saudi Arabia
14.00
2009
209 Saudi Arabia
14.00
2009
210 Seychelles
14.00
2008
211 Seychelles
14.00
2008
212 Saint Lucia
14.00
2009
213 Tonga
14.00
2007
214 Tonga
14.00
2007
215 Panama
13.00
2008
216 Panama
13.00
2008
217 Serbia
13.00
2009
218 Saudi Arabia
13.00
2009
219 Saint Kitts and Nevis
13.00
2008
220 Saint Kitts and Nevis
13.00
2008
221 South Africa
13.00
2004
222 South Africa
13.00
2004
223 South Africa
13.00
2004
224 Sierra Leone
13.00
2007
225 Saint Lucia
13.00
2009
226 Saint Lucia
13.00
2009
227 Thailand
13.00
2010
228 Tokelau
13.00
2003
229 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
13.00
2005
230 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
13.00
2005
231 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
13.00
2005
232 Venezuela
13.00
2008
233 West Bank
13.00
2006
234 Samoa
13.00
2005
235 Aruba
13.00
2009
236 Aruba
13.00
2009
237 Aruba
13.00
2009
238 United Arab Emirates
13.00
2009
239 United Arab Emirates
13.00
2009
240 Algeria
13.00
2005
241 Algeria
13.00
2005
242 Algeria
13.00
2005
243 Armenia
13.00
2009
244 Bahrain
13.00
2006
245 Barbados
13.00
2001
246 Barbados
13.00
2001
247 Belize
13.00
2009
248 Bosnia and Herzegovina
13.00
2009
249 Bulgaria
13.00
2008
250 Sri Lanka
13.00
2004
251 Sri Lanka
13.00
2004
252 Colombia
13.00
2009
253 Cook Islands
13.00
2010
254 Dominica
13.00
2008
255 Dominica
13.00
2008
256 Dominica
13.00
2008
257 Dominican Republic
13.00
2004
258 Ecuador
13.00
2008
259 Fiji
13.00
2005
260 Fiji
13.00
2005
261 Fiji
13.00
2005
262 Gabon
13.00
2002
263 Georgia
13.00
2009
264 Georgia
13.00
2009
265 Georgia
13.00
2009
266 Gaza Strip
13.00
2006
267 Croatia
13.00
2008
268 Indonesia
13.00
2009
269 Indonesia
13.00
2009
270 Indonesia
13.00
2009
271 Iran
13.00
2009
272 Iran
13.00
2009
273 Iran
13.00
2009
274 Jamaica
13.00
2008
275 Jordan
13.00
2008
276 Jordan
13.00
2008
277 Jordan
13.00
2008
278 Kyrgyzstan
13.00
2009
279 Kiribati
13.00
2008
280 Kuwait
13.00
2006
281 Lebanon
13.00
2009
282 Liberia
13.00
2000
283 Liechtenstein
13.00
2008
284 Luxembourg
13.00
2006
285 Luxembourg
13.00
2006
286 Luxembourg
13.00
2006
287 Mongolia
13.00
2009
288 Macedonia
13.00
2008
289 Macedonia
13.00
2008
290 Macedonia
13.00
2008
291 Mauritius
13.00
2008
292 Maldives
13.00
2006
293 Malaysia
13.00
2008
294 Malaysia
13.00
2008
295 Niue
13.00
2005
296 Suriname
13.00
2006
297 Peru
13.00
2006
298 Peru
13.00
2006
299 Philippines
12.00
2008
300 Philippines
12.00
2008
301 Philippines
12.00
2008
302 Saint Kitts and Nevis
12.00
2008
303 Sierra Leone
12.00
2007
304 Syria
12.00
2007
305 Trinidad and Tobago
12.00
2007
306 Trinidad and Tobago
12.00
2007
307 Thailand
12.00
2010
308 Thailand
12.00
2010
309 Tajikistan
12.00
2008
310 Turks and Caicos Islands
12.00
2005
311 Tokelau
12.00
2003
312 Tokelau
12.00
2003
313 Turkey
12.00
2008
314 Turkey
12.00
2008
315 Uzbekistan
12.00
2009
316 Namibia
12.00
2008
317 Namibia
12.00
2008
318 Namibia
12.00
2008
319 Samoa
12.00
2005
320 Samoa
12.00
2005
321 Azerbaijan
12.00
2009
322 Azerbaijan
12.00
2009
323 Azerbaijan
12.00
2009
324 Armenia
12.00
2009
325 Armenia
12.00
2009
326 Andorra
12.00
2008
327 Andorra
12.00
2008
328 Botswana
12.00
2007
329 Botswana
12.00
2007
330 Botswana
12.00
2007
331 Bermuda
12.00
2006
332 Bermuda
12.00
2006
333 Bermuda
12.00
2006
334 Bahamas, The
12.00
2006
335 Bahamas, The
12.00
2006
336 Bahamas, The
12.00
2006
337 Belize
12.00
2009
338 Belize
12.00
2009
339 Sri Lanka
12.00
2004
340 China
12.00
2009
341 China
12.00
2009
342 Cayman Islands
12.00
2008
343 Cayman Islands
12.00
2008
344 Comoros
12.00
2005
345 Costa Rica
12.00
2005
346 Costa Rica
12.00
2005
347 Costa Rica
12.00
2005
348 Cape Verde
12.00
2009
349 Cape Verde
12.00
2009
350 Cook Islands
12.00
2010
351 Cook Islands
12.00
2010
352 Dominican Republic
12.00
2004
353 El Salvador
12.00
2008
354 El Salvador
12.00
2008
355 El Salvador
12.00
2008
356 Gabon
12.00
2002
357 Gabon
12.00
2002
358 Guyana
12.00
2009
359 Guyana
12.00
2009
360 Guyana
12.00
2009
361 Honduras
12.00
2008
362 Kyrgyzstan
12.00
2009
363 Kyrgyzstan
12.00
2009
364 Kiribati
12.00
2008
365 Kiribati
12.00
2008
366 Kuwait
12.00
2006
367 Kuwait
12.00
2006
368 Liechtenstein
12.00
2008
369 Liechtenstein
12.00
2008
370 Moldova
12.00
2009
371 Moldova
12.00
2009
372 Moldova
12.00
2009
373 Oman
12.00
2009
374 Oman
12.00
2009
375 Maldives
12.00
2006
376 Maldives
12.00
2006
377 Malaysia
12.00
2008
378 Niue
12.00
2005
379 Paraguay
12.00
2007
380 Paraguay
12.00
2007
381 Paraguay
12.00
2007
382 Qatar
12.00
2009
383 Marshall Islands
12.00
2003
384 Marshall Islands
12.00
2003
385 Uganda
11.00
2009
386 Uzbekistan
11.00
2009
387 Uzbekistan
11.00
2009
388 Vietnam
11.00
2001
389 Swaziland
11.00
2007
390 Swaziland
11.00
2007
391 Yemen
11.00
2005
392 Afghanistan
11.00
2009
393 Albania
11.00
2004
394 Albania
11.00
2004
395 Albania
11.00
2004
396 Andorra
11.00
2008
397 Anguilla
11.00
2008
398 Anguilla
11.00
2008
399 Anguilla
11.00
2008
400 Benin
11.00
2005
401 Bhutan
11.00
2008
402 Bhutan
11.00
2008
403 Bhutan
11.00
2008
404 Congo, Republic of the
11.00
2005
405 China
11.00
2009
406 Cayman Islands
11.00
2008
407 Cameroon
11.00
2009
408 Comoros
11.00
2005
409 Cape Verde
11.00
2009
410 Dominican Republic
11.00
2004
411 Egypt
11.00
2004
412 Egypt
11.00
2004
413 Egypt
11.00
2004
414 Ghana
11.00
2009
415 Guatemala
11.00
2007
416 Guatemala
11.00
2007
417 Honduras
11.00
2008
418 Honduras
11.00
2008
419 India
11.00
2007
420 Iraq
11.00
2005
421 Kenya
11.00
2009
422 Kenya
11.00
2009
423 Kenya
11.00
2009
424 Liberia
11.00
2000
425 Madagascar
11.00
2009
426 Madagascar
11.00
2009
427 Madagascar
11.00
2009
428 Morocco
11.00
2007
429 Oman
11.00
2009
430 Vanuatu
11.00
2004
431 Nicaragua
11.00
2003
432 Nicaragua
11.00
2003
433 Nicaragua
11.00
2003
434 Qatar
11.00
2009
435 Marshall Islands
11.00
2003
436 Rwanda
11.00
2009
437 Rwanda
11.00
2009
438 Rwanda
11.00
2009
439 Sierra Leone
11.00
2007
440 Syria
11.00
2007
441 Syria
11.00
2007
442 Trinidad and Tobago
11.00
2007
443 Tajikistan
11.00
2008
444 Turks and Caicos Islands
11.00
2005
445 Turks and Caicos Islands
11.00
2005
446 Togo
11.00
2007
447 Sao Tome and Principe
11.00
2010
448 Sao Tome and Principe
11.00
2010
449 Sao Tome and Principe
11.00
2010
450 Timor-Leste
11.00
2004
451 Turkey
11.00
2008
452 Tuvalu
11.00
2001
453 Tuvalu
11.00
2001
454 Uganda
11.00
2009
455 Uganda
11.00
2009
456 Burundi
10.00
2009
457 Zimbabwe
10.00
2003
458 Cambodia
10.00
2007
459 Congo, Republic of the
10.00
2005
460 Congo, Republic of the
10.00
2005
461 Cameroon
10.00
2009
462 Comoros
10.00
2005
463 Ghana
10.00
2009
464 Ghana
10.00
2009
465 Guatemala
10.00
2007
466 Guinea
10.00
2009
467 India
10.00
2007
468 India
10.00
2007
469 Iraq
10.00
2005
470 Laos
10.00
2008
471 Lesotho
10.00
2008
472 Lesotho
10.00
2008
473 Lesotho
10.00
2008
474 Morocco
10.00
2007
475 Morocco
10.00
2007
476 Mozambique
10.00
2007
477 Vanuatu
10.00
2004
478 Vanuatu
10.00
2004
479 Nigeria
10.00
2005
480 Nepal
10.00
2003
481 Nauru
10.00
2008
482 Tajikistan
10.00
2008
483 Togo
10.00
2007
484 Tuvalu
10.00
2001
485 Vietnam
10.00
2001
486 Vietnam
10.00
2001
487 Swaziland
10.00
2007
488 Cambodia
10.00
2007
489 Afghanistan
9.00
2009
490 Zimbabwe
9.00
2003
491 Burma
9.00
2007
492 Benin
9.00
2005
493 Solomon Islands
9.00
2007
494 Solomon Islands
9.00
2007
495 Solomon Islands
9.00
2007
496 Burundi
9.00
2009
497 Cambodia
9.00
2007
498 Chad
9.00
2009
499 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
9.00
2009
500 Cameroon
9.00
2009
501 Equatorial Guinea
9.00
2002
502 Ethiopia
9.00
2008
503 Gambia, The
9.00
2008
504 Gambia, The
9.00
2008
505 Gambia, The
9.00
2008
506 Guinea
9.00
2009
507 Laos
9.00
2008
508 Laos
9.00
2008
509 Liberia
9.00
2000
510 Malawi
9.00
2007
511 Malawi
9.00
2007
512 Malawi
9.00
2007
513 Mali
9.00
2009
514 Mozambique
9.00
2007
515 Nigeria
9.00
2005
516 Nepal
9.00
2003
517 Nauru
9.00
2008
518 Nauru
9.00
2008
519 Guinea-Bissau
9.00
2006
520 Tanzania
9.00
2007
521 Tanzania
9.00
2007
522 Tanzania
9.00
2007
523 Yemen
9.00
2005
524 Zimbabwe
9.00
2003
525 Angola
9.00
2006
526 Bangladesh
8.00
2007
527 Zambia
8.00
2000
528 Bangladesh
8.00
2007
529 Benin
8.00
2005
530 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
8.00
2009
531 Central African Republic
8.00
2009
532 Equatorial Guinea
8.00
2002
533 Ethiopia
8.00
2008
534 Ethiopia
8.00
2008
535 Cote d'Ivoire
8.00
2000
536 Iraq
8.00
2005
537 Mali
8.00
2009
538 Mauritania
8.00
2007
539 Mauritania
8.00
2007
540 Mauritania
8.00
2007
541 Mozambique
8.00
2007
542 Nigeria
8.00
2005
543 Nepal
8.00
2003
544 Pakistan
8.00
2009
545 Senegal
8.00
2008
546 Senegal
8.00
2008
547 Togo
8.00
2007
548 Bangladesh
8.00
2007
549 Afghanistan
7.00
2009
550 Burundi
7.00
2009
551 Chad
7.00
2009
552 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
7.00
2009
553 Central African Republic
7.00
2009
554 Equatorial Guinea
7.00
2002
555 Zambia
7.00
2000
556 Mali
7.00
2009
557 Pakistan
7.00
2009
558 Senegal
7.00
2008
559 Burkina Faso
7.00
2009
560 Yemen
7.00
2005
561 Zambia
7.00
2000
562 Guinea
7.00
2009
563 Djibouti
6.00
2009
564 Eritrea
6.00
2009
565 Cote d'Ivoire
6.00
2000
566 Burkina Faso
6.00
2009
567 Pakistan
6.00
2009
568 Burkina Faso
6.00
2009
569 Niger
6.00
2010
570 Chad
5.00
2009
571 Central African Republic
5.00
2009
572 Djibouti
5.00
2009
573 Niger
5.00
2010
574 Eritrea
5.00
2009
575 Cote d'Ivoire
5.00
2000
576 Niger
5.00
2010
577 Djibouti
5.00
2009
578 Sudan
4.00
2000
579 Eritrea
4.00
2009
580 Somalia
3.00
2007
581 Somalia
3.00
2007
582 Somalia
2.00
2007
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