Data for 1990
School Life Expectancy, 1990
Figures for 1990, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
School Life Expectancy, 1990 covers 63 countries on 3 measures. United States is highest, at 15.658; Mali is lowest, at 1.888. The middle country reads 9.230. Against 1989, 51 values changed (26 up, 25 down), 12 countries joined, 12 left.
School Life Expectancy · Data for 1990
HighestUnited States
15.658
LowestMali
1.888Shaded 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, 1990, 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 | United StatesUSANorthern America | 15.658 | 16.07 | 15.265 |
| 2 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 14.156 | — | — |
| 3 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 13.102 | — | — |
| 4 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 12.958 | 12.81 | 13.105 |
| 5 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe | 12.889 | — | — |
| 6 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 12.629 | — | — |
| 7 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 12.559 | 13.03 | 12.110 |
| 8 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 12.503 | — | — |
| 9 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 12.106 | 14.66 | 10.671 |
| 10 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 11.982 | — | — |
| 11 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 11.735 | — | — |
| 12 |  PeruPERSouth America | 11.731 | — | — |
| 13 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 11.654 | 11.06 | 12.231 |
| 14 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 11.309 | — | — |
| 15 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 11.289 | 11.65 | 10.943 |
| 16 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 11.253 | 11.23 | 11.274 |
| 17 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 11.109 | 10.35 | 11.858 |
| 18 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 10.845 | — | — |
| 19 |  SurinameSURSouth America | 10.677 | 11.41 | 9.973 |
| 20 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 10.459 | — | — |
| 21 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 10.275 | 9.29 | 11.222 |
| 22 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 10.231 | — | — |
| 23 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 10.152 | — | — |
| 24 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 10.106 | 9.34 | 10.810 |
| 25 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 10.074 | — | — |
| 26 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 10.020 | — | — |
| 27 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 10.015 | 10.20 | 9.839 |
| 28 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 9.935 | — | — |
| 29 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 9.776 | — | — |
| 30 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 9.719 | 11.03 | 8.837 |
| 31 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 9.658 | 9.92 | 9.413 |
| 32 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 9.230 | — | — |
| 33 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 9.096 | 8.06 | 10.063 |
| 34 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 9.090 | 10.06 | 8.124 |
| 35 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 8.854 | — | — |
| 36 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 8.642 | 7.52 | 9.668 |
| 37 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 8.632 | — | — |
| 38 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 8.249 | — | — |
| 39 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | 7.844 | 7.54 | 8.101 |
| 40 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 7.738 | — | — |
| 41 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 7.732 | — | — |
| 42 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 7.444 | — | — |
| 43 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 7.310 | 5.10 | 9.412 |
| 44 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 7.073 | 5.09 | 9.043 |
| 45 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 6.497 | — | — |
| 46 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 6.496 | 5.41 | 7.080 |
| 47 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 6.450 | 5.21 | 7.651 |
| 48 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 5.904 | 5.78 | 6.030 |
| 49 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 5.750 | 4.95 | 6.560 |
| 50 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 5.622 | 5.48 | 5.767 |
| 51 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 5.449 | 4.76 | 6.165 |
| 52 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 5.377 | 3.98 | 6.754 |
| 53 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 5.358 | 4.42 | 6.268 |
| 54 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 4.813 | — | — |
| 55 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 4.153 | 2.69 | 5.538 |
| 56 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 4.111 | 3.62 | 4.603 |
| 57 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 3.948 | — | — |
| 58 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 3.786 | 2.89 | 4.668 |
| 59 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 2.658 | 1.54 | 3.755 |
| 60 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2.632 | — | — |
| 61 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2.392 | — | — |
| 62 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.998 | 1.40 | 2.567 |
| 63 | MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.888 | 1.36 | 2.403 |
02In 1990
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1United States15.658
- 2Iceland14.156
- 3Uruguay13.102
- 4Barbados12.958
- 5Belarus12.889
Lowest
- 63Mali1.888
- 62Niger1.998
- 61Burkina Faso2.392
- 60Afghanistan2.632
- 59Guinea2.658
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 9.230. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
United States16.07Lowest
Mali1.36Middle country: 7.53
Male
Highest
United States15.265Lowest
Mali2.403Middle country: 8.940
031989 → 1990
Since 1989
What changed between 1989 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +12 / −12countries joined / left
- 51values changed, of 51 in both
- 26 · 25rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Nepal6.899 → 7.310+0.412
- United Arab Emirates9.343 → 9.719+0.376
- Oman7.483 → 7.844+0.361
- Cameroon7.971 → 8.249+0.278
- Albania11.380 → 11.654+0.273
Fell most
- Myanmar7.293 → 6.497−0.796
- Zimbabwe10.555 → 9.776−0.778
- Suriname11.400 → 10.677−0.723
- Republic of the Congo11.743 → 11.109−0.634
- Barbados13.440 → 12.958−0.482
+ Afghanistan+ Algeria+ Laos+ Mongolia+ Nicaragua+ Pakistan+ Thailand+ Uganda+ Ukraine+ United States+ Vietnam+ Zambia
− American Samoa
− Ethiopia
− Gabon
− Guinea-Bissau
− India
− Iraq
− Jamaica
− Nigeria
− El Salvador
− Chad
− Trinidad and Tobago
− TanzaniaChanges 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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58 empty cells
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (1990). School Life Expectancy, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/school-life-expectancy/1990
0650 held
Other years
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School Life Expectancy, 198963 countries
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School Life Expectancy: every year50 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
School Life Expectancy, 1990: questions and answers
Which country has the highest school life expectancy in School Life Expectancy, 1990?
United States, at 15.658, of the 63 countries in the file.
What year does School Life Expectancy, 1990 describe?
1990.
How many countries does School Life Expectancy, 1990 cover?
63.
Where can I download School Life Expectancy, 1990?
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, 1990 the newest?
No. The newest held here is School Life Expectancy, 2024.