School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - The World Factbook - CIA



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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.
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - The World Factbook - CIA

Rank

Country

(years)

1Australia21
2New Zealand20
3British Virgin Islands19
4Iceland19
5Finland18
6Norway18
7Ireland18
8South Korea18
9Denmark17
10Estonia17
11France17
12Libya17
13Latvia17
14Italy17
15Greece17
16United Kingdom17
17Sweden17
18Spain17
19Slovenia17
20Netherlands17
21Lithuania17
22Cuba17
23Canada17
24Argentina16
25Hungary16
26Germany16
27Uruguay16
28United States16
29Portugal16
30Poland16
31Montserrat16
32Macau16
33Liechtenstein16
34Kazakhstan16
35Israel16
36Bahrain16
37Belgium16
38Austria16
39Czech Republic15
40Japan15
41Ukraine15
42Switzerland15
43Slovakia15
44Seychelles15
45Palau15
46Netherlands Antilles15
47Malta15
48Brazil15
49Belarus15
50Aruba14
51Bermuda14
52Luxembourg14
53Croatia14
54Chile14
55Bulgaria14
56Brunei14
57Thailand14
58St. Lucia14
59Russia14
60Romania14
61Qatar14
62Mexico14
63Mauritius14
64Hong Kong14
65Guyana14
66Gaza Strip14
67Dominica14
68Cyprus14
69Tunisia14
70Peru14
71Panama14
72Mongolia14
73West Bank14
74Barbados14
75Algeria13
76Suriname13
77South Africa13
78St. Kitts and Nevis13
79Marshall Islands13
80Malaysia13
81Lebanon13
82Moldova13
83Kyrgyzstan13
84Kuwait13
85Kiribati13
86Jordan13
87Colombia13
88Tonga13
89Belize13
90Iran13
91Georgia13
92Fiji13
93Dominican Republic13
94Cayman Islands13
95Armenia12
96Botswana12
97Cape Verde12
98Venezuela12
99Uzbekistan12
100United Arab Emirates12
101Turks and Caicos Islands12
102Turkey12
103Tajikistan12
104Samoa12
105St. Vincent and the Grenadines12
106Philippines12
107Paraguay12
108Oman12
109Niue12
110Maldives12
111Macedonia12
112Jamaica12
113Indonesia12
114Honduras12
115Grenada12
116El Salvador12
117Costa Rica12
118Afghanistan11
119Albania11
120Andorra11
121Anguilla11
122Liberia11
123Iraq11
124China11
125Bhutan11
126Azerbaijan11
127Togo11
128Nicaragua11
129Namibia11
130Uganda11
131Tuvalu11
132Yemen11
133Vietnam11
134Vanuatu11
135Trinidad and Tobago11
136Tokelau11
137Morocco11
138India11
139Guatemala11
140Cambodia10
141Cameroon10
142Swaziland10
143Sao Tome and Principe10
144Nepal10
145Malawi10
146Madagascar10
147Laos10
148Kenya10
149Guinea10
150Ghana10
151Lesotho10
152Equatorial Guinea10
153Cook Islands10
154Republic of the Congo10
155Benin9
156Nigeria9
157Nauru9
158Zimbabwe9
159Solomon Islands9
160Rwanda9
161Mozambique9
162Comoros9
163Bangladesh8
164Mali8
165Ethiopia8
166Sierra Leone8
167Mauritania8
168Burundi8
169Burma8
170Guinea-Bissau7
171Gambia7
172Zambia7
173Pakistan7
174Chad7
175Eritrea6
176Burkina Faso5
177Djibouti5
178Niger5
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