Data for 1977
School Life Expectancy, 1977
Figures for 1977, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
School Life Expectancy, 1977 covers 65 countries on 3 measures. United States is highest, at 13.1987; Burkina Faso is lowest, at 1.0636. The middle country reads 7.3941. Against 1976, 54 values changed (47 up, 7 down), 11 countries joined, 8 left.
School Life Expectancy · Data for 1977
HighestUnited States
13.1987
LowestBurkina Faso
1.0636Shaded 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, 1977, 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 65 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesUSANorthern America | 13.1987 | — | — |
| 2 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 12.6273 | 12.11 | 13.03 |
| 3 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 11.6875 | — | — |
| 4 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 11.6529 | 12.28 | 11.13 |
| 5 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 11.4593 | 11.55 | 11.37 |
| 6 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 11.3023 | 11.36 | 11.24 |
| 7 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 10.9902 | — | — |
| 8 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 10.9901 | 10.03 | 11.90 |
| 9 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 10.8468 | — | — |
| 10 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 10.5180 | 10.53 | 10.51 |
| 11 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 10.4937 | 10.78 | 10.23 |
| 12 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 10.3018 | 8.95 | 11.65 |
| 13 |  PeruPERSouth America | 10.2928 | — | — |
| 14 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 10.1578 | 8.89 | 11.36 |
| 15 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 10.0778 | 9.29 | 10.88 |
| 16 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 9.8707 | 9.75 | 9.99 |
| 17 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 9.8166 | 9.97 | 9.67 |
| 18 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 9.5082 | 9.45 | 9.50 |
| 19 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 9.2235 | 9.13 | 9.35 |
| 20 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 9.1287 | 9.12 | 9.15 |
| 21 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 8.9764 | — | — |
| 22 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 8.9222 | 6.66 | 11.08 |
| 23 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 8.7214 | 8.28 | 9.26 |
| 24 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 8.7201 | 5.95 | 11.41 |
| 25 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 8.6757 | 7.79 | 9.52 |
| 26 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 7.9802 | — | — |
| 27 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 7.8988 | 9.26 | 6.53 |
| 28 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 7.8899 | 6.09 | 9.56 |
| 29 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 7.8405 | 10.32 | 6.79 |
| 30 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 7.6142 | — | — |
| 31 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 7.5331 | 5.64 | 9.32 |
| 32 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 7.4367 | 7.13 | 7.73 |
| 33 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 7.3941 | 5.72 | 9.02 |
| 34 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 7.3761 | — | — |
| 35 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 7.3429 | 7.98 | 6.70 |
| 36 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 7.2352 | 5.92 | 8.44 |
| 37 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 7.0252 | — | — |
| 38 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 6.8052 | — | — |
| 39 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 6.7537 | 4.43 | 9.09 |
| 40 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 6.6660 | — | — |
| 41 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 6.4077 | 6.23 | 6.35 |
| 42 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 6.3332 | 4.64 | 7.91 |
| 43 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 5.6999 | 5.43 | 5.96 |
| 44 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 5.5799 | — | — |
| 45 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 5.3561 | 4.70 | 6.01 |
| 46 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 4.9989 | 4.50 | 5.48 |
| 47 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 4.9571 | — | — |
| 48 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 4.8046 | 3.18 | 6.36 |
| 49 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 4.7559 | 3.41 | 6.05 |
| 50 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 4.7545 | — | — |
| 51 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 4.6251 | 3.82 | 5.39 |
| 52 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 4.3522 | — | — |
| 53 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 4.1901 | — | — |
| 54 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 3.9071 | 2.19 | 5.52 |
| 55 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 3.6787 | — | — |
| 56 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.5525 | 3.31 | 3.79 |
| 57 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.5410 | 2.84 | 4.25 |
| 58 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 3.3974 | — | — |
| 59 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 3.0538 | 0.97 | 5.07 |
| 60 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 2.9469 | — | — |
| 61 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | 2.7487 | — | — |
| 62 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 2.2366 | — | — |
| 63 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.0334 | — | — |
| 64 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.2067 | 0.84 | 1.56 |
| 65 | Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.0636 | 0.76 | 1.36 |
02In 1977
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1United States13.1987
- 2Iceland12.6273
- 3Cuba11.6875
- 4Brunei11.6529
- 5Argentina11.4593
Lowest
- 65Burkina Faso1.0636
- 64Niger1.2067
- 63Mali2.0334
- 62Chad2.2366
- 61Oman2.7487
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 7.3941. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
Brunei12.28Lowest
Burkina Faso0.76Middle country: 6.90
Male
Highest
Iceland13.03Lowest
Burkina Faso1.36Middle country: 9.12
031976 → 1977
Since 1976
What changed between 1976 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +11 / −8countries joined / left
- 54values changed, of 54 in both
- 47 · 7rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Bangladesh5.0622 → 4.8046−0.2576
- Gabon10.2045 → 10.0778−0.1267
- Argentina11.5608 → 11.4593−0.1014
- United States13.2879 → 13.1987−0.0891
- Zimbabwe5.6684 → 5.5799−0.0885
+ Brunei+ Guinea+ Jamaica+ Saint Lucia+ Mozambique+ Nigeria+ Oman+ El Salvador+ Trinidad and Tobago+ Uruguay+ Samoa
− Burundi
− Belarus
− Ghana
− Guyana
− Mongolia
− Russia
− Somalia
− VenezuelaChanges 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.
46 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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Cite this edition
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (1977). School Life Expectancy, 1977 [data set], describing 1977. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/school-life-expectancy/1977
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07Questions
School Life Expectancy, 1977: questions and answers
Which country has the highest school life expectancy in School Life Expectancy, 1977?
United States, at 13.1987, of the 65 countries in the file.
What year does School Life Expectancy, 1977 describe?
1977.
How many countries does School Life Expectancy, 1977 cover?
65.
Where can I download School Life Expectancy, 1977?
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, 1977 the newest?
No. The newest held here is School Life Expectancy, 2024.