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School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.

wb-indicators:UIS.SLE.23

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
162 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:UIS.SLE.23
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) carries observations for 162 countries and areas:

Afghanistan · Angola · Albania · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Antigua and Barbuda · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahrain · Bahamas, The · Belarus · Belize · Bermuda · Bolivia · Barbados · Brunei Darussalam · Bhutan · Central African Republic · Canada · Switzerland · Chile · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Cuba · Cayman Islands · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Djibouti · Dominica · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Eritrea · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · Finland · France · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Gibraltar · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Hong Kong SAR, China · Honduras · Croatia · Hungary · Indonesia · India · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyz Republic · St. Kitts and Nevis · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Lao PDR · Liberia · St. Lucia · Liechtenstein · Sri Lanka · Lesotho · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Macao SAR, China · Morocco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Mexico · Marshall Islands · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Montenegro · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · Niger · Nigeria · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · Nauru · New Zealand · Oman · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Puerto Rico · Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · Portugal · West Bank and Gaza · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · San Marino · Serbia · South Sudan · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Seychelles · Turks and Caicos Islands · Chad · Togo · Thailand · Turkmenistan · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tuvalu · Tanzania · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Venezuela, RB · British Virgin Islands · Vanuatu · Samoa · Yemen, Rep. · South Africa