Education > School life expectancy > Female: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 17.6 years | 2002 | |
| 2 | Finland | 17.2 years | 2002 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 17 years | 2002 | |
| =4 | Australia | 16.8 years | 2002 | |
| =4 | United Kingdom | 16.8 years | 2002 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 16.7 years | 2002 | |
| 7 | Iceland | 16.5 years | 2002 | |
| =8 | Denmark | 16 years | 2002 | |
| =8 | Belgium | 16 years | 2002 | |
| 10 | Netherlands | 15.8 years | 2002 | |
| =11 | France | 15.7 years | 2002 | |
| =11 | Portugal | 15.7 years | 2002 | |
| =11 | United States | 15.7 years | 2002 | |
| 14 | Spain | 15.6 years | 2002 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 15.37 years | 2002 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 15.35 years | 2002 | ||
| =15 | Canada | 15.3 years | 2002 | |
| =15 | Ireland | 15.3 years | 2002 | |
| 17 | Germany | 15.2 years | 2002 | |
| =18 | Israel | 15.1 years | 2002 | |
| =18 | Argentina | 15.1 years | 2002 | |
| 20 | Italy | 14.8 years | 2002 | |
| =21 | Austria | 14.7 years | 2002 | |
| =21 | Poland | 14.7 years | 2002 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 14.62 years | 2002 | ||
| 23 | Slovenia | 14.6 years | 2002 | |
| =24 | Estonia | 14.5 years | 2002 | |
| =24 | Switzerland | 14.5 years | 2002 | |
| =26 | Greece | 14.4 years | 2002 | |
| =26 | Uruguay | 14.4 years | 2002 | |
| European Union average (profile) | 14.37 years | 2002 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 14.29 years | 2002 | ||
| =28 | South Africa | 14.1 years | 2002 | |
| =28 | Japan | 14.1 years | 2002 | |
| 30 | Qatar | 14 years | 2002 | |
| 31 | South Korea | 13.9 years | 2002 | |
| =32 | Bahrain | 13.8 years | 2002 | |
| =32 | Hungary | 13.8 years | 2002 | |
| 34 | Brazil | 13.6 years | 2002 | |
| =35 | Czech Republic | 13.5 years | 2002 | |
| =35 | Tunisia | 13.5 years | 2002 | |
| =37 | Luxembourg | 13.4 years | 2002 | |
| =37 | Chile | 13.4 years | 2002 | |
| 39 | Malta | 13.3 years | 2002 | |
| 40 | Barbados | 13.1 years | 2002 | |
| 41 | Lebanon | 13 years | 2002 | |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 12.9 years | 2002 | |
| 43 | Samoa | 12.3 years | 2002 | |
| 44 | Namibia | 12.2 years | 2002 | |
| 45 | Cuba | 12.1 years | 2002 | |
| =46 | Netherlands Antilles | 12 years | 2002 | |
| =46 | Botswana | 12 years | 2002 | |
| =48 | Malaysia | 11.7 years | 2002 | |
| =48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.7 years | 2002 | |
| =48 | Republic of Macedonia | 11.7 years | 2002 | |
| 51 | Romania | 11.6 years | 2002 | |
| =52 | Mexico | 11.5 years | 2002 | |
| =52 | Lithuania | 11.5 years | 2002 | |
| =52 | Croatia | 11.5 years | 2002 | |
| =55 | Swaziland | 11.3 years | 2002 | |
| =55 | Latvia | 11.3 years | 2002 | |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 11.2 years | 2002 | |
| =58 | Georgia | 11.1 years | 2002 | |
| =58 | Jamaica | 11.1 years | 2002 | |
| =58 | Cyprus | 11.1 years | 2002 | |
| 61 | Thailand | 10.8 years | 2002 | |
| 62 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10.7 years | 2002 | |
| =63 | Azerbaijan | 10.5 years | 2002 | |
| =63 | Iran | 10.5 years | 2002 | |
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 10.43 years | 2002 | ||
| 65 | Lesotho | 10.1 years | 2002 | |
| 66 | Paraguay | 10 years | 2002 | |
| =67 | El Salvador | 9.9 years | 2002 | |
| =67 | Guyana | 9.9 years | 2002 | |
| 69 | Indonesia | 9.6 years | 2002 | |
| 70 | Egypt | 9.3 years | 2002 | |
| 71 | Kuwait | 9.2 years | 2002 | |
| 72 | Jordan | 9.1 years | 2002 | |
| 73 | Syria | 8.8 years | 2002 | |
| 74 | Oman | 8.6 years | 2002 | |
| =75 | Turkey | 8.5 years | 2002 | |
| =75 | Togo | 8.5 years | 2002 | |
| 77 | Mongolia | 8.2 years | 2002 | |
| 78 | Iraq | 7.7 years | 2002 | |
| =79 | Morocco | 7.4 years | 2002 | |
| =79 | Laos | 7.4 years | 2002 | |
| 81 | Liberia | 6.9 years | 2002 | |
| 82 | Zambia | 6.6 years | 2002 | |
| 83 | Cambodia | 6.5 years | 2002 | |
| 84 | Madagascar | 6 years | 2002 | |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 5.7 years | 2002 | |
| 86 | Yemen | 5.3 years | 2002 | |
| 87 | Benin | 5.2 years | 2002 | |
| 88 | Tanzania | 5 years | 2002 | |
| 89 | Mozambique | 4.5 years | 2002 | |
| 90 | Burundi | 4.3 years | 2002 | |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 4.2 years | 2002 | |
| 92 | Eritrea | 4 years | 2002 | |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 3.2 years | 2002 | |
| 94 | Djibouti | 2.8 years | 2002 | |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 2.2 years | 2002 | |
| 96 | Mali | 1.4 years | 2002 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > School life expectancy > Female
- Norway ranked first for school life expectancy > female amongst High income OECD countries in 2002.
- Finland ranked first for school life expectancy > female amongst European Union in 2002.
- United Kingdom ranked first for school life expectancy > female amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.
- Israel ranked first for school life expectancy > female amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2002.
- Argentina ranked first for school life expectancy > female amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
- Belgium ranked second for school life expectancy > female amongst Eurozone in 2002.
- Sweden ranked third for school life expectancy > female amongst Europe in 2002.
- Australia ranked first for school life expectancy > female amongst Former British colonies in 2002.
- Turkey ranked last for school life expectancy > female amongst NATO countries in 2002.
- Qatar ranked first for school life expectancy > female amongst Muslim countries in 2002.