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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.
| Country | School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
total:
11 years
(2014)
male:
13 years
(2014)
female:
8 years
(2014)
|
| Albania |
total:
16 years
(2015)
male:
15 years
(2015)
female:
16 years
(2015)
|
| Algeria |
total:
14 years
(2011)
male:
14 years
(2011)
female:
15 years
(2011)
|
| Angola |
total:
10 years
(2011)
male:
13 years
(2011)
female:
8 years
(2011)
|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
total:
14 years
(2012)
male:
13 years
(2012)
female:
15 years
(2012)
|
| Argentina |
total:
17 years
(2014)
male:
16 years
(2014)
female:
18 years
(2014)
|
| Armenia |
total:
13 years
(2015)
male:
13 years
(2015)
female:
13 years
(2015)
|
| Aruba |
total:
14 years
(2012)
male:
13 years
(2012)
female:
14 years
(2012)
|
| Australia |
total:
20 years
(2014)
male:
20 years
(2014)
female:
21 years
(2014)
|
| Austria |
total:
16 years
(2015)
male:
16 years
(2015)
female:
16 years
(2015)
|
| Azerbaijan |
total:
13 years
(2014)
male:
13 years
(2014)
female:
13 years
(2014)
|
| Bangladesh |
total:
10 years
(2011)
male:
10 years
(2011)
female:
10 years
(2011)
|
| Barbados |
total:
15 years
(2011)
male:
14 years
(2011)
female:
17 years
(2011)
|
| Belarus |
total:
16 years
(2015)
male:
15 years
(2015)
female:
16 years
(2015)
|
| Belgium |
total:
20 years
(2014)
male:
19 years
(2014)
female:
21 years
(2014)
|
| Belize |
total:
13 years
(2015)
male:
13 years
(2015)
female:
13 years
(2015)
|
| Benin |
total:
12 years
(2013)
male:
14 years
(2013)
female:
11 years
(2013)
|
| Bermuda |
total:
12 years
(2015)
male:
11 years
(2015)
female:
12 years
(2015)
|
| Bhutan |
total:
13 years
(2013)
male:
12 years
(2013)
female:
13 years
(2013)
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
total:
14 years
(2014)
male:
14 years
(2014)
female:
15 years
(2014)
|
| Botswana |
total:
13 years
(2013)
male:
13 years
(2013)
female:
13 years
(2013)
|
| Brazil |
total:
15 years
(2014)
male:
15 years
(2014)
female:
16 years
(2014)
|
| British Virgin Islands |
total:
14 years
(2015)
male:
NA
(2015)
female:
NA
(2015)
|
| Brunei |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
14 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Bulgaria |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
15 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Burkina Faso |
total:
8 years
(2013)
male:
8 years
(2013)
female:
7 years
(2013)
|
| Burma |
total:
10 years
(2017)
male:
10 years
(2017)
female:
10 years
(2017)
|
| Burundi |
total:
11 years
(2013)
male:
11 years
(2013)
female:
10 years
(2013)
|
| Cabo Verde |
total:
13 years
(2015)
male:
13 years
(2015)
female:
13 years
(2015)
|
| Cambodia |
total:
11 years
(2008)
male:
11 years
(2008)
female:
10 years
(2008)
|
| Cameroon |
total:
12 years
(2015)
male:
13 years
(2015)
female:
11 years
(2015)
|
| Central African Republic |
total:
7 years
(2012)
male:
8 years
(2012)
female:
6 years
(2012)
|
| Chad |
total:
7 years
(2011)
male:
9 years
(2011)
female:
6 years
(2011)
|
| Chile |
total:
16 years
(2015)
male:
16 years
(2015)
female:
17 years
(2015)
|
| China |
total:
14 years
(2015)
male:
14 years
(2015)
female:
14 years
(2015)
|
| Colombia |
total:
14 years
(2015)
male:
14 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Comoros |
total:
11 years
(2014)
male:
11 years
(2014)
female:
11 years
(2014)
|
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
total:
9 years
(2013)
male:
10 years
(2013)
female:
8 years
(2013)
|
| Congo, Republic of the |
total:
11 years
(2012)
male:
11 years
(2012)
female:
11 years
(2012)
|
| Cook Islands |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
15 years
(2015)
female:
16 years
(2015)
|
| Costa Rica |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
15 years
(2015)
female:
16 years
(2015)
|
| Cote d'Ivoire |
total:
9 years
(2015)
male:
10 years
(2015)
female:
8 years
(2015)
|
| Croatia |
total:
15 years
(2014)
male:
15 years
(2014)
female:
16 years
(2014)
|
| Cuba |
total:
14 years
(2015)
male:
13 years
(2015)
female:
14 years
(2015)
|
| Curacao |
total:
18 years
(2013)
male:
18 years
(2013)
female:
19 years
(2013)
|
| Cyprus |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
14 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Czechia |
total:
17 years
(2014)
male:
16 years
(2014)
female:
18 years
(2014)
|
| Denmark |
total:
19 years
(2014)
male:
18 years
(2014)
female:
20 years
(2014)
|
| Djibouti |
total:
6 years
(2011)
male:
7 years
(2011)
female:
6 years
(2011)
|
| Dominican Republic |
total:
13 years
(2014)
male:
13 years
(2014)
female:
14 years
(2014)
|
| Ecuador |
total:
15 years
(2012)
male:
15 years
(2012)
female:
16 years
(2012)
|
| Egypt |
total:
13 years
(2014)
male:
13 years
(2014)
female:
13 years
(2014)
|
| El Salvador |
total:
13 years
(2014)
male:
13 years
(2014)
female:
13 years
(2014)
|
| Eritrea |
total:
5 years
(2014)
male:
6 years
(2014)
female:
5 years
(2014)
|
| Estonia |
total:
16 years
(2015)
male:
16 years
(2015)
female:
17 years
(2015)
|
| Eswatini |
total:
11 years
(2013)
male:
12 years
(2013)
female:
11 years
(2013)
|
| Ethiopia |
total:
8 years
(2012)
male:
9 years
(2012)
female:
8 years
(2012)
|
| Finland |
total:
19 years
(2015)
male:
19 years
(2015)
female:
20 years
(2015)
|
| France |
total:
16 years
(2014)
male:
16 years
(2014)
female:
17 years
(2014)
|
| Gambia, The |
total:
9 years
(2010)
male:
9 years
(2010)
female:
9 years
(2010)
|
| Gaza Strip |
total:
13 years
(2015)
male:
12 years
(2015)
female:
14 years
(2015)
note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank |
| Georgia |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
15 years
(2015)
female:
16 years
(2015)
|
| Germany |
total:
17 years
(2015)
male:
17 years
(2015)
female:
17 years
(2015)
|
| Ghana |
total:
12 years
(2015)
male:
12 years
(2015)
female:
12 years
(2015)
|
| Greece |
total:
18 years
(2014)
male:
18 years
(2014)
female:
18 years
(2014)
|
| Grenada |
total:
17 years
(2015)
male:
17 years
(2015)
female:
17 years
(2015)
|
| Guatemala |
total:
11 years
(2013)
male:
11 years
(2013)
female:
10 years
(2013)
|
| Guinea |
total:
9 years
(2014)
male:
10 years
(2014)
female:
8 years
(2014)
|
| Guyana |
total:
10 years
(2012)
male:
10 years
(2012)
female:
10 years
(2012)
|
| Honduras |
total:
11 years
(2014)
male:
11 years
(2014)
female:
12 years
(2014)
|
| Hong Kong |
total:
16 years
(2014)
male:
16 years
(2014)
female:
16 years
(2014)
|
| Hungary |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
15 years
(2015)
female:
16 years
(2015)
|
| Iceland |
total:
20 years
(2013)
male:
18 years
(2013)
female:
21 years
(2013)
|
| India |
total:
12 years
(2014)
male:
12 years
(2014)
female:
12 years
(2014)
|
| Indonesia |
total:
13 years
(2014)
male:
13 years
(2014)
female:
13 years
(2014)
|
| Iran |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
15 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Ireland |
total:
19 years
(2014)
male:
19 years
(2014)
female:
19 years
(2014)
|
| Israel |
total:
16 years
(2014)
male:
16 years
(2014)
female:
16 years
(2014)
|
| Italy |
total:
16 years
(2014)
male:
16 years
(2014)
female:
17 years
(2014)
|
| Japan |
total:
15 years
(2014)
male:
15 years
(2014)
female:
15 years
(2014)
|
| Jordan |
total:
13 years
(2012)
male:
12 years
(2012)
female:
13 years
(2012)
|
| Kazakhstan |
total:
15 years
(2016)
male:
15 years
(2016)
female:
15 years
(2016)
|
| Kenya |
total:
11 years
(2009)
male:
11 years
(2009)
female:
11 years
(2009)
|
| Kiribati |
total:
12 years
(2008)
male:
11 years
(2008)
female:
12 years
(2008)
|
| Korea, North |
total:
11 years
(2015)
male:
11 years
(2015)
female:
11 years
(2015)
|
| Korea, South |
total:
17 years
(2013)
male:
17 years
(2013)
female:
16 years
(2013)
|
| Kuwait |
total:
13 years
(2013)
male:
13 years
(2013)
female:
14 years
(2013)
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
total:
13 years
(2014)
male:
13 years
(2014)
female:
13 years
(2014)
|
| Laos |
total:
11 years
(2015)
male:
11 years
(2015)
female:
11 years
(2015)
|
| Latvia |
total:
16 years
(2014)
male:
16 years
(2014)
female:
17 years
(2014)
|
| Lebanon |
total:
11 years
(2014)
male:
12 years
(2014)
female:
11 years
(2014)
|
| Lesotho |
total:
11 years
(2014)
male:
10 years
(2014)
female:
11 years
(2014)
|
| Liechtenstein |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
16 years
(2015)
female:
13 years
(2015)
|
| Lithuania |
total:
17 years
(2014)
male:
16 years
(2014)
female:
17 years
(2014)
|
| Luxembourg |
total:
14 years
(2012)
male:
14 years
(2012)
female:
14 years
(2012)
|
| Macau |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
14 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Macedonia |
total:
13 years
(2014)
male:
13 years
(2014)
female:
13 years
(2014)
|
| Madagascar |
total:
11 years
(2014)
male:
11 years
(2014)
female:
10 years
(2014)
|
| Malawi |
total:
11 years
(2011)
male:
11 years
(2011)
female:
11 years
(2011)
|
| Malaysia |
total:
13 years
(2015)
male:
12 years
(2015)
female:
13 years
(2015)
|
| Mali |
total:
8 years
(2011)
male:
9 years
(2011)
female:
7 years
(2011)
|
| Malta |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
15 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Mauritania |
total:
9 years
(2015)
male:
9 years
(2015)
female:
9 years
(2015)
|
| Mauritius |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
14 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Mexico |
total:
13 years
(2014)
male:
13 years
(2014)
female:
13 years
(2014)
|
| Moldova |
total:
12 years
(2015)
male:
11 years
(2015)
female:
12 years
(2015)
|
| Mongolia |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
14 years
(2015)
female:
16 years
(2015)
|
| Montenegro |
total:
15 years
(2010)
male:
15 years
(2010)
female:
15 years
(2010)
|
| Morocco |
total:
12 years
(2012)
male:
13 years
(2012)
female:
12 years
(2012)
|
| Mozambique |
total:
10 years
(2014)
male:
10 years
(2014)
female:
9 years
(2014)
|
| Nauru |
total:
9 years
(2008)
male:
9 years
(2008)
female:
10 years
(2008)
|
| Nepal |
total:
12 years
(2015)
male:
12 years
(2015)
female:
13 years
(2015)
|
| Netherlands |
total:
18 years
(2012)
male:
18 years
(2012)
female:
18 years
(2012)
|
| New Zealand |
total:
19 years
(2014)
male:
18 years
(2014)
female:
20 years
(2014)
|
| Niger |
total:
5 years
(2012)
male:
6 years
(2012)
female:
5 years
(2012)
|
| Nigeria |
total:
9 years
(2011)
male:
9 years
(2011)
female:
8 years
(2011)
|
| Norway |
total:
18 years
(2015)
male:
17 years
(2015)
female:
18 years
(2015)
|
| Oman |
total:
14 years
(2015)
male:
13 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Pakistan |
total:
8 years
(2015)
male:
9 years
(2015)
female:
7 years
(2015)
|
| Palau |
total:
17 years
(2013)
male:
16 years
(2013)
female:
18 years
(2013)
|
| Panama |
total:
13 years
(2013)
male:
12 years
(2013)
female:
13 years
(2013)
|
| Paraguay |
total:
12 years
(2010)
male:
12 years
(2010)
female:
13 years
(2010)
|
| Peru |
total:
13 years
(2010)
male:
13 years
(2010)
female:
14 years
(2010)
|
| Philippines |
total:
13 years
(2013)
male:
12 years
(2013)
female:
13 years
(2013)
|
| Poland |
total:
16 years
(2013)
male:
16 years
(2013)
female:
17 years
(2013)
|
| Portugal |
total:
17 years
(2014)
male:
17 years
(2014)
female:
17 years
(2014)
|
| Puerto Rico |
total:
14 years
(2014)
male:
13 years
(2014)
female:
15 years
(2014)
|
| Qatar |
total:
13 years
(2011)
male:
13 years
(2011)
female:
14 years
(2011)
|
| Romania |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
15 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Russia |
total:
15 years
(2014)
male:
15 years
(2014)
female:
15 years
(2014)
|
| Rwanda |
total:
11 years
(2013)
male:
11 years
(2013)
female:
11 years
(2013)
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
total:
14 years
(2015)
male:
13 years
(2015)
female:
16 years
(2015)
|
| San Marino |
total:
15 years
(2012)
male:
15 years
(2012)
female:
16 years
(2012)
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
total:
13 years
(2015)
male:
13 years
(2015)
female:
13 years
(2015)
|
| Saudi Arabia |
total:
16 years
(2014)
male:
17 years
(2014)
female:
15 years
(2014)
|
| Senegal |
total:
9 years
(2015)
male:
9 years
(2015)
female:
9 years
(2015)
|
| Serbia |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
14 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Seychelles |
total:
14 years
(2015)
male:
13 years
(2015)
female:
15 years
(2015)
|
| Singapore |
total:
13 years
(2009)
male:
13 years
(2009)
female:
13 years
(2009)
|
| Slovakia |
total:
15 years
(2014)
male:
14 years
(2014)
female:
16 years
(2014)
|
| Slovenia |
total:
17 years
(2014)
male:
17 years
(2014)
female:
18 years
(2014)
|
| South Africa |
total:
13 years
(2012)
male:
12 years
(2012)
female:
13 years
(2012)
|
| Spain |
total:
18 years
(2015)
male:
18 years
(2015)
female:
18 years
(2015)
|
| Sri Lanka |
total:
14 years
(2013)
male:
14 years
(2013)
female:
14 years
(2013)
|
| Sudan |
total:
7 years
(2013)
male:
7 years
(2013)
female:
7 years
(2013)
|
| Sweden |
total:
18 years
(2014)
male:
17 years
(2014)
female:
20 years
(2014)
|
| Switzerland |
total:
16 years
(2014)
male:
16 years
(2014)
female:
16 years
(2014)
|
| Syria |
total:
9 years
(2013)
male:
9 years
(2013)
female:
9 years
(2013)
|
| Tajikistan |
total:
11 years
(2013)
male:
12 years
(2013)
female:
11 years
(2013)
|
| Tanzania |
total:
8 years
(2013)
male:
8 years
(2013)
female:
8 years
(2013)
|
| Thailand |
total:
16 years
(2015)
male:
16 years
(2015)
female:
16 years
(2015)
|
| Timor-Leste |
total:
13 years
(2010)
male:
14 years
(2010)
female:
13 years
(2010)
|
| Togo |
total:
12 years
(2011)
male:
NA
(2011)
female:
NA
(2011)
|
| Tunisia |
total:
15 years
(2015)
male:
NA
(2015)
female:
NA
(2015)
|
| Turkey |
total:
16 years
(2013)
male:
17 years
(2013)
female:
16 years
(2013)
|
| Turkmenistan |
total:
11 years
(2014)
male:
11 years
(2014)
female:
11 years
(2014)
|
| Uganda |
total:
10 years
(2011)
male:
10 years
(2011)
female:
10 years
(2011)
|
| Ukraine |
total:
15 years
(2014)
male:
15 years
(2014)
female:
16 years
(2014)
|
| United Kingdom |
total:
18 years
(2014)
male:
17 years
(2014)
female:
18 years
(2014)
|
| United States |
total:
17 years
(2014)
male:
16 years
(2014)
female:
17 years
(2014)
|
| Uruguay |
total:
16 years
(2010)
male:
14 years
(2010)
female:
17 years
(2010)
|
| Uzbekistan |
total:
12 years
(2016)
male:
13 years
(2016)
female:
12 years
(2016)
|
| Venezuela |
total:
14 years
(2009)
male:
NA
(2009)
female:
NA
(2009)
|
| West Bank |
total:
13 years
(2015)
male:
12 years
(2015)
female:
14 years
(2015)
note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank |
| World |
total:
12 years
(2014)
male:
12 years
(2014)
female:
12 years
(2014)
|
| Yemen |
total:
9 years
(2011)
male:
10 years
(2011)
female:
8 years
(2011)
|
| Zimbabwe |
total:
10 years
(2013)
male:
10 years
(2013)
female:
10 years
(2013)
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