People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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	AMOUNT	DATE
1	AustraliaAustralia	20 years	2012
2	New ZealandNew Zealand	19 years	2012
=3	IrelandIreland	18 years	2012
=3	South KoreaSouth Korea	18 years	2012
=3	MonacoMonaco	18 years	2012
=6	IcelandIceland	17 years	2012
=6	NorwayNorway	17 years	2012
=6	NetherlandsNetherlands	17 years	2012
=6	CanadaCanada	17 years	2012
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	16.03 years	2012
=10	GermanyGermany	16 years	2012
=10	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	16 years	2012
=10	BelgiumBelgium	16 years	2012
=10	CubaCuba	16 years	2012
=10	SpainSpain	16 years	2012
=10	SloveniaSlovenia	16 years	2012
=10	GreeceGreece	16 years	2012
=10	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	16 years	2012
=10	ItalyItaly	16 years	2012
=10	DenmarkDenmark	16 years	2012
=10	PortugalPortugal	16 years	2012
=10	FinlandFinland	16 years	2012
=10	LibyaLibya	16 years	2012
=10	FranceFrance	16 years	2012
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	15.86 years	2012
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	15.44 years	2012
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	15.18 years	2012
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	15.07 years	2012
=24	PolandPoland	15 years	2012
=24	KazakhstanKazakhstan	15 years	2012
=24	GrenadaGrenada	15 years	2012
=24	ChileChile	15 years	2012
=24	JapanJapan	15 years	2012
=24	AustriaAustria	15 years	2012
=24	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	15 years	2012
=24	SwedenSweden	15 years	2012
=24	United StatesUnited States	15 years	2012
=24	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	15 years	2012
=24	MacauMacau	15 years	2012
=24	ArgentinaArgentina	15 years	2012
=24	LithuaniaLithuania	15 years	2012
=24	HungaryHungary	15 years	2012
=24	IsraelIsrael	15 years	2012
=24	EstoniaEstonia	15 years	2012
=24	Hong KongHong Kong	15 years	2012
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	14.69 years	2012
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	14.57 years	2012
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	14.3 years	2012
=41	TunisiaTunisia	14 years	2012
=41	MontserratMontserrat	14 years	2012
=41	MaltaMalta	14 years	2012
=41	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	14 years	2012
=41	UruguayUruguay	14 years	2012
=41	SeychellesSeychelles	14 years	2012
=41	BelarusBelarus	14 years	2012
=41	BruneiBrunei	14 years	2012
=41	BrazilBrazil	14 years	2012
=41	LatviaLatvia	14 years	2012
=41	RomaniaRomania	14 years	2012
=41	RussiaRussia	14 years	2012
=41	TongaTonga	14 years	2012
=41	UkraineUkraine	14 years	2012
=41	CyprusCyprus	14 years	2012
=41	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	14 years	2012
=41	BoliviaBolivia	14 years	2012
=41	MexicoMexico	14 years	2012
=41	PalauPalau	14 years	2012
=41	SlovakiaSlovakia	14 years	2012
	Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile)	13.92 years	2012
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	13.8 years	2012
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	13.5 years	2012
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	13.29 years	2012
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	13.24 years	2012
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	13.2 years	2012
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	13.09 years	2012
=61	CroatiaCroatia	13 years	2012
=61	AlgeriaAlgeria	13 years	2012
=61	IranIran	13 years	2012
=61	South AfricaSouth Africa	13 years	2012
=61	BulgariaBulgaria	13 years	2012
=61	PeruPeru	13 years	2012
=61	MongoliaMongolia	13 years	2012
=61	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	13 years	2012
=61	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	13 years	2012
=61	United Arab EmiratesUAE	13 years	2012
=61	West BankWest Bank	13 years	2012
=61	JamaicaJamaica	13 years	2012
=61	ArubaAruba	13 years	2012
=61	SerbiaSerbia	13 years	2012
=61	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	13 years	2012
=61	JordanJordan	13 years	2012
=61	VenezuelaVenezuela	13 years	2012
=61	MaldivesMaldives	13 years	2012
=61	FijiFiji	13 years	2012
=61	ColombiaColombia	13 years	2012
=61	LebanonLebanon	13 years	2012
=61	GeorgiaGeorgia	13 years	2012
=61	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	13 years	2012
=61	EcuadorEcuador	13 years	2012
=61	LuxembourgLuxembourg	13 years	2012
=61	PanamaPanama	13 years	2012
=61	BarbadosBarbados	13 years	2012
=61	MauritiusMauritius	13 years	2012
=61	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	13 years	2012
=61	IndonesiaIndonesia	13 years	2012
=61	BahrainBahrain	13 years	2012
=61	Gaza StripGaza Strip	13 years	2012
=61	LiberiaLiberia	13 years	2012
=61	DominicaDominica	13 years	2012
=61	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	13 years	2012
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	12.82 years	2012
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	12.7 years	2012
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	12.67 years	2012
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	12.6 years	2012
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	12.52 years	2011
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	12.22 years	2012
=96	ComorosComoros	12 years	2012
=96	NamibiaNamibia	12 years	2012
=96	Sri LankaSri Lanka	12 years	2012
=96	GuyanaGuyana	12 years	2012
=96	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	12 years	2012
=96	KuwaitKuwait	12 years	2012
=96	KiribatiKiribati	12 years	2012
=96	TokelauTokelau	12 years	2012
=96	ArmeniaArmenia	12 years	2012
=96	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	12 years	2012
=96	Cook IslandsCook Islands	12 years	2012
=96	BermudaBermuda	12 years	2012
=96	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	12 years	2012
=96	SamoaSamoa	12 years	2012
=96	NiueNiue	12 years	2012
=96	GabonGabon	12 years	2012
=96	OmanOman	12 years	2012
=96	The BahamasThe Bahamas	12 years	2012
=96	BotswanaBotswana	12 years	2012
=96	ParaguayParaguay	12 years	2012
=96	SyriaSyria	12 years	2012
=96	UzbekistanUzbekistan	12 years	2012
=96	MoldovaMoldova	12 years	2012
=96	PhilippinesPhilippines	12 years	2012
=96	BelizeBelize	12 years	2012
=96	ThailandThailand	12 years	2012
=96	El SalvadorEl Salvador	12 years	2012
=96	Costa RicaCosta Rica	12 years	2012
=96	MalaysiaMalaysia	12 years	2012
=96	TurkeyTurkey	12 years	2012
=96	TajikistanTajikistan	12 years	2012
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	11.9 years	2012
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	11.44 years	2012
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	11.42 years	2012
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	11.25 years	2012
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	11.09 years	2012
=127	SwazilandSwaziland	11 years	2012
=127	CameroonCameroon	11 years	2012
=127	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	11 years	2012
=127	MadagascarMadagascar	11 years	2012
=127	AfghanistanAfghanistan	11 years	2012
=127	VanuatuVanuatu	11 years	2012
=127	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	11 years	2012
=127	Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	11 years	2012
=127	AndorraAndorra	11 years	2012
=127	RwandaRwanda	11 years	2012
=127	MoroccoMorocco	11 years	2012
=127	QatarQatar	11 years	2012
=127	AnguillaAnguilla	11 years	2012
=127	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	11 years	2012
=127	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	11 years	2012
=127	GhanaGhana	11 years	2012
=127	Cape VerdeCape Verde	11 years	2012
=127	GuatemalaGuatemala	11 years	2012
=127	YemenYemen	11 years	2012
=127	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	11 years	2012
=127	ChinaChina	11 years	2012
=127	TogoTogo	11 years	2012
=127	BeninBenin	11 years	2012
=127	KenyaKenya	11 years	2012
=127	IndiaIndia	11 years	2012
=127	AlbaniaAlbania	11 years	2012
=127	HondurasHonduras	11 years	2012
=127	BhutanBhutan	11 years	2012
=127	NicaraguaNicaragua	11 years	2012
=127	EgyptEgypt	11 years	2012
=127	IraqIraq	11 years	2012
=127	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	11 years	2012
=127	UgandaUganda	11 years	2012
=127	VietnamVietnam	11 years	2012
=127	SurinameSuriname	11 years	2010
=162	GuineaGuinea	10 years	2012
=162	NigeriaNigeria	10 years	2012
=162	TuvaluTuvalu	10 years	2012
=162	NepalNepal	10 years	2012
=162	ZimbabweZimbabwe	10 years	2012
=162	CambodiaCambodia	10 years	2012
=162	LesothoLesotho	10 years	2012
=162	LaosLaos	10 years	2012
=162	MozambiqueMozambique	10 years	2012
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	9.96 years	2012
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	9.86 years	2012
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	9.8 years	2012
=171	EthiopiaEthiopia	9 years	2012
=171	TanzaniaTanzania	9 years	2012
=171	NauruNauru	9 years	2012
=171	MalawiMalawi	9 years	2012
=171	The GambiaThe Gambia	9 years	2012
=171	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	9 years	2012
=171	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	9 years	2012
=171	MaliMali	9 years	2012
=171	ChadChad	9 years	2012
=171	BurundiBurundi	9 years	2012
=171	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	9 years	2012
=182	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	8 years	2012
=182	BangladeshBangladesh	8 years	2012
=182	SenegalSenegal	8 years	2012
=182	MauritaniaMauritania	8 years	2012
=182	PakistanPakistan	8 years	2012
=182	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	8 years	2012
=182	ZambiaZambia	8 years	2012
=182	BurmaBurma	8 years	2011
=182	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	8 years	2010
191	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	7 years	2012
=192	EritreaEritrea	6 years	2012
=192	NigerNiger	6 years	2012
=192	DjiboutiDjibouti	6 years	2012
195	SomaliaSomalia	3 years	2012

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