Data for 1989
School Life Expectancy, 1989
Figures for 1989, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
School Life Expectancy, 1989 covers 63 countries on 3 measures. Iceland is highest, at 13.90; Mali is lowest, at 1.89. The middle country reads 9.34. Against 1988, 47 values changed (25 up, 22 down), 16 countries joined, 10 left.
School Life Expectancy · Data for 1989
HighestIceland
13.90
LowestMali
1.89Shaded 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, 1989, 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 63 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 13.90 | 13.89 | 13.905 |
| 2 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 13.44 | 13.79 | 13.097 |
| 3 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe | 12.95 | — | — |
| 4 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 12.86 | — | — |
| 5 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 12.69 | — | — |
| 6 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 12.63 | 13.04 | 12.234 |
| 7 |  American SamoaASMPolynesia | 12.57 | 12.67 | 12.470 |
| 8 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 12.10 | — | — |
| 9 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 11.92 | 14.30 | 10.493 |
| 10 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 11.82 | — | — |
| 11 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 11.74 | 11.01 | 12.472 |
| 12 |  PeruPERSouth America | 11.67 | — | — |
| 13 |  SurinameSURSouth America | 11.40 | 11.83 | 10.989 |
| 14 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 11.38 | 10.89 | 11.854 |
| 15 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 11.36 | 11.32 | 11.394 |
| 16 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 11.35 | — | — |
| 17 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 11.13 | 11.45 | 10.816 |
| 18 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 11.09 | 11.12 | 11.051 |
| 19 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 11.02 | 10.70 | 11.332 |
| 20 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 10.93 | — | — |
| 21 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 10.78 | — | — |
| 22 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 10.55 | — | — |
| 23 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 10.44 | 9.33 | 11.505 |
| 24 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 10.36 | — | — |
| 25 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 10.33 | — | — |
| 26 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 10.18 | 10.24 | 10.124 |
| 27 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 10.14 | 10.34 | 9.943 |
| 28 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 10.11 | 10.26 | 9.978 |
| 29 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 9.91 | 10.07 | 9.763 |
| 30 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 9.90 | 9.07 | 10.659 |
| 31 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 9.65 | 8.21 | 11.058 |
| 32 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 9.34 | 10.68 | 8.446 |
| 33 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 9.29 | 10.36 | 8.241 |
| 34 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 9.24 | 8.08 | 10.331 |
| 35 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 9.10 | — | — |
| 36 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 9.04 | — | — |
| 37 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 8.74 | — | — |
| 38 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 8.51 | 7.38 | 9.522 |
| 39 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 7.97 | — | — |
| 40 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | 7.48 | 7.09 | 7.836 |
| 41 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 7.44 | 5.89 | 8.879 |
| 42 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 7.29 | — | — |
| 43 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 6.90 | 4.60 | 9.079 |
| 44 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 6.80 | — | — |
| 45 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 6.41 | 5.68 | 7.130 |
| 46 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 6.39 | 5.01 | 7.717 |
| 47 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 6.12 | 5.96 | 6.280 |
| 48 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 5.72 | 5.56 | 5.887 |
| 49 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 5.25 | — | — |
| 50 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 5.22 | 4.53 | 5.950 |
| 51 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 5.17 | — | — |
| 52 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 5.14 | 4.16 | 6.091 |
| 53 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 4.96 | — | — |
| 54 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 4.23 | — | — |
| 55 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 4.07 | 3.57 | 4.576 |
| 56 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 4.00 | 3.01 | 4.968 |
| 57 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 3.44 | — | — |
| 58 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 3.38 | 2.38 | 4.386 |
| 59 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 3.09 | — | — |
| 60 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 2.71 | 1.56 | 3.838 |
| 61 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2.37 | — | — |
| 62 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.94 | 1.36 | 2.486 |
| 63 | MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.89 | 1.37 | 2.396 |
02In 1989
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Lowest
- 63Mali1.89
- 62Niger1.94
- 61Burkina Faso2.37
- 60Guinea2.71
- 59Chad3.09
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 9.34. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
031988 → 1989
Since 1988
What changed between 1988 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +16 / −10countries joined / left
- 47values changed, of 47 in both
- 25 · 22rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Nepal6.17 → 6.90+0.73
- Suriname11.08 → 11.40+0.32
- Philippines10.05 → 10.36+0.31
- Oman7.19 → 7.48+0.29
- Malawi4.94 → 5.22+0.29
Fell most
- Republic of the Congo12.49 → 11.74−0.75
- Sierra Leone5.53 → 4.96−0.57
- Cameroon8.40 → 7.97−0.42
- Kuwait10.42 → 10.11−0.31
- El Salvador9.32 → 9.04−0.28
+ American Samoa+ Barbados+ Guinea+ Guinea-Bissau+ Jamaica+ Kazakhstan+ Kyrgyzstan+ Mali+ Niger+ Nigeria+ Chad+ Tanzania+ Uruguay+ Uzbekistan+ South Africa+ Zimbabwe
− Bahrain
− DR Congo
− Algeria
− Saint Kitts and Nevis
− Laos
− Pakistan
− Thailand
− Uganda
− Ukraine
− ZambiaChanges 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.
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50 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) (1989). School Life Expectancy, 1989 [data set], describing 1989. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/school-life-expectancy/1989
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
School Life Expectancy, 1989: questions and answers
Which country has the highest school life expectancy in School Life Expectancy, 1989?
Iceland, at 13.90, of the 63 countries in the file.
What year does School Life Expectancy, 1989 describe?
1989.
How many countries does School Life Expectancy, 1989 cover?
63.
Where can I download School Life Expectancy, 1989?
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, 1989 the newest?
No. The newest held here is School Life Expectancy, 2024.