Data for 1974
School Life Expectancy, 1974
Figures for 1974, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
School Life Expectancy, 1974 covers 59 countries on 3 measures. United States is highest, at 12.972; Niger is lowest, at 0.880. The middle country reads 7.001. Against 1973, 51 values changed (39 up, 12 down), 8 countries joined, 11 left.
School Life Expectancy · Data for 1974
HighestUnited States
12.972
LowestNiger
0.880Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of School Life Expectancy, 1974, as published. UIS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 59 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesUSANorthern America | 12.972 | — | — |
| 2 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 11.268 | 11.26 | 11.27 |
| 3 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 10.969 | 10.48 | 11.45 |
| 4 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 10.837 | — | — |
| 5 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 10.812 | 10.83 | 10.79 |
| 6 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 10.620 | 10.40 | 10.84 |
| 7 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 10.396 | 10.44 | 10.36 |
| 8 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 9.893 | 9.64 | 10.14 |
| 9 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 9.710 | 8.58 | 10.78 |
| 10 |  PeruPERSouth America | 9.602 | — | — |
| 11 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 9.419 | — | — |
| 12 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 9.389 | — | — |
| 13 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 9.177 | 8.93 | 9.41 |
| 14 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 8.892 | 7.03 | 10.27 |
| 15 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 8.621 | 8.48 | 8.75 |
| 16 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 8.574 | — | — |
| 17 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 8.573 | 6.09 | 10.95 |
| 18 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 8.443 | — | — |
| 19 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 8.149 | 8.02 | 8.26 |
| 20 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 8.138 | — | — |
| 21 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 8.127 | — | — |
| 22 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 8.006 | — | — |
| 23 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 7.667 | — | — |
| 24 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 7.571 | — | — |
| 25 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 7.466 | — | — |
| 26 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 7.324 | 7.01 | 7.64 |
| 27 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 7.193 | 6.29 | 8.10 |
| 28 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 7.090 | 5.24 | 8.89 |
| 29 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 7.039 | 4.20 | 9.79 |
| 30 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 7.001 | — | — |
| 31 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 6.888 | 5.72 | 7.95 |
| 32 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 6.802 | 5.01 | 8.51 |
| 33 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 6.760 | 5.69 | 7.83 |
| 34 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 6.519 | 4.77 | 8.15 |
| 35 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 6.473 | — | — |
| 36 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 6.459 | 4.87 | 8.05 |
| 37 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 6.231 | 6.64 | 5.84 |
| 38 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 6.107 | — | — |
| 39 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 5.869 | 4.96 | 6.76 |
| 40 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 5.725 | — | — |
| 41 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 5.649 | — | — |
| 42 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 5.278 | 3.32 | 7.25 |
| 43 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 4.611 | 4.11 | 5.10 |
| 44 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 4.378 | 2.99 | 5.81 |
| 45 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 4.242 | — | — |
| 46 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 3.815 | 2.67 | 4.91 |
| 47 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 3.770 | — | — |
| 48 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 3.688 | 2.02 | 5.25 |
| 49 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 3.406 | 2.73 | 4.08 |
| 50 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 3.290 | 2.44 | 4.15 |
| 51 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.000 | — | — |
| 52 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2.847 | 0.78 | 4.85 |
| 53 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 2.684 | 1.65 | 3.72 |
| 54 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 2.042 | 0.99 | 3.09 |
| 55 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.837 | — | — |
| 56 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 1.411 | 1.03 | 1.80 |
| 57 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 1.401 | 0.86 | 1.95 |
| 58 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.945 | 0.69 | 1.20 |
| 59 | NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.880 | 0.62 | 1.13 |
02In 1974
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1United States12.972
- 2Argentina11.268
- 3Barbados10.969
- 4Uruguay10.837
- 5Panama10.812
Lowest
- 59Niger0.880
- 58Burkina Faso0.945
- 57Ethiopia1.401
- 56Burundi1.411
- 55Mali1.837
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 7.001. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
031973 → 1974
Since 1973
What changed between 1973 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +8 / −11countries joined / left
- 51values changed, of 51 in both
- 39 · 12rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Kenya5.446 → 7.466+2.020
- Republic of the Congo8.406 → 9.389+0.984
- Libya8.318 → 8.892+0.575
- Eswatini7.661 → 8.127+0.466
- Jordan9.249 → 9.710+0.460
+ Central African Republic+ Honduras+ Mali+ Chad+ Uganda+ Uruguay+ United States+ Zambia
− Bangladesh
− Dominican Republic
− Guyana
− India
− Laos
− Lesotho
− Myanmar
− Mozambique
− Papua New Guinea
− Trinidad and Tobago
− SamoaChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
The position is ours
UIS publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
44 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (1974). School Life Expectancy, 1974 [data set], describing 1974. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/school-life-expectancy/1974
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07Questions
School Life Expectancy, 1974: questions and answers
Which country has the highest school life expectancy in School Life Expectancy, 1974?
United States, at 12.972, of the 59 countries in the file.
What year does School Life Expectancy, 1974 describe?
1974.
How many countries does School Life Expectancy, 1974 cover?
59.
Where can I download School Life Expectancy, 1974?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is School Life Expectancy, 1974 the newest?
No. The newest held here is School Life Expectancy, 2024.