Data for 2000
School Life Expectancy, 2000
Figures for 2000, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
School Life Expectancy, 2000 covers 74 countries on 3 measures. Iceland is highest, at 17.024; Mali is lowest, at 4.204. The middle country reads 11.057. Against 1999, 53 values changed (40 up, 13 down), 21 countries joined, 17 left.
School Life Expectancy · Data for 2000
HighestIceland
17.024LowestMali
4.204Shaded 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, 2000, 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 74 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISLNorthern Europe | 17.024 | 17.7144 | 16.3515 |
| 2 | GBRNorthern Europe | 15.995 | 16.2887 | 15.7076 |
| 3 | CANNorthern America | 15.759 | 16.1774 | 15.3619 |
| 4 | ARGSouth America | 15.614 | 16.4790 | 14.7800 |
| 5 | KOREastern Asia | 15.536 | 14.5829 | 16.4387 |
| 6 | USANorthern America | 15.408 | — | — |
| 7 | VGBCaribbean | 15.201 | 16.3808 | 14.0603 |
| 8 | SMRSouthern Europe | 15.090 | 15.6221 | 14.5808 |
| 9 | GRCSouthern Europe | 15.083 | 15.2633 | 14.9159 |
| 10 | CHEWestern Europe | 15.038 | 14.6787 | 15.3936 |
| 11 | PLWMicronesia | 14.398 | 15.3299 | 13.6247 |
| 12 | BRBCaribbean | 14.394 | 15.2300 | 13.5786 |
| 13 | URYSouth America | 14.167 | 14.8831 | 13.4655 |
| 14 | CYMCaribbean | 13.212 | — | — |
| 15 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 13.210 | 13.8390 | 12.6561 |
| 16 | CHLSouth America | 13.136 | 13.0386 | 13.2312 |
| 17 | TONPolynesia | 13.021 | — | — |
| 18 | TUNNorthern Africa | 12.817 | 12.8759 | 12.7597 |
| 19 | PERSouth America | 12.811 | — | — |
| 20 | UKREastern Europe | 12.799 | 12.9887 | 12.6153 |
| 21 | ABWCaribbean | 12.726 | 12.8292 | 12.6148 |
| 22 | GEOWestern Asia | 12.651 | 12.2840 | 13.0370 |
| 23 | CUBCaribbean | 12.420 | 12.6559 | 12.1988 |
| 24 | PANCentral America | 12.305 | 12.8862 | 11.7439 |
| 25 | COLSouth America | 12.154 | 12.2760 | 12.0326 |
| 26 | PRYSouth America | 12.123 | 12.2285 | 12.0218 |
| 27 | BWASouthern Africa | 12.095 | 12.0757 | 12.1273 |
| 28 | KAZCentral Asia | 12.026 | 12.0441 | 12.0087 |
| 29 | MEXCentral America | 11.962 | 11.8452 | 12.0783 |
| 30 | MUSEastern Africa | 11.925 | 11.8983 | 11.9501 |
| 31 | WSMPolynesia | 11.923 | 12.1592 | 11.7102 |
| 32 | MKDSouthern Europe | 11.895 | 11.9228 | 11.8687 |
| 33 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 11.870 | 12.2837 | 11.4821 |
| 34 | JORWestern Asia | 11.699 | 11.8491 | 11.5573 |
| 35 | KGZCentral Asia | 11.523 | 11.1775 | 11.8906 |
| 36 | IRNSouthern Asia | 11.193 | 10.4702 | 11.9084 |
| 37 | PSEWestern Asia | 11.078 | 11.1405 | 11.0187 |
| 38 | CPVWestern Africa | 11.035 | — | — |
| 39 | SLVCentral America | 10.919 | 10.6048 | 11.2423 |
| 40 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 10.767 | — | — |
| 41 | ALBSouthern Europe | 10.689 | 10.3908 | 10.9872 |
| 42 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 10.616 | 10.5205 | 10.7078 |
| 43 | UZBCentral Asia | 10.591 | 10.4319 | 10.7466 |
| 44 | VENSouth America | 10.376 | 10.8734 | 9.8950 |
| 45 | ARMWestern Asia | 10.369 | 10.7060 | 10.0166 |
| 46 | MWIEastern Africa | 10.293 | 9.7137 | 10.8880 |
| 47 | ZWEEastern Africa | 10.287 | 9.8554 | 10.7771 |
| 48 | JAMCaribbean | 10.246 | 10.5727 | 9.9298 |
| 49 | LBRWestern Africa | 10.162 | 8.3692 | 11.9582 |
| 50 | LBNWestern Asia | 10.074 | 10.3213 | 9.8378 |
| 51 | TJKCentral Asia | 9.626 | 8.3355 | 11.0220 |
| 52 | VUTMelanesia | 9.595 | 9.5735 | 9.6158 |
| 53 | SWZSouthern Africa | 9.560 | 9.1902 | 9.9442 |
| 54 | LSOSouthern Africa | 9.413 | 9.6814 | 9.1510 |
| 55 | TGOWestern Africa | 9.245 | 7.4197 | 11.0479 |
| 56 | MNGEastern Asia | 9.215 | 9.9162 | 8.5048 |
| 57 | INDSouthern Asia | 8.707 | 7.5727 | 9.7502 |
| 58 | MARNorthern Africa | 8.659 | 7.8250 | 9.4685 |
| 59 | NPLSouthern Asia | 8.613 | 7.2803 | 9.8945 |
| 60 | KENEastern Africa | 8.462 | 8.2532 | 8.6705 |
| 61 | IRQWestern Asia | 8.333 | 7.0014 | 9.6155 |
| 62 | ERIEastern Africa | 8.049 | 6.8721 | 9.2413 |
| 63 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 7.857 | 6.9052 | 8.7794 |
| 64 | RWAEastern Africa | 7.770 | — | — |
| 65 | NGAWestern Africa | 7.765 | 6.8892 | 8.6208 |
| 66 | CMRMiddle Africa | 7.542 | — | — |
| 67 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 7.379 | 6.5529 | 8.1971 |
| 68 | GHAWestern Africa | 7.327 | 6.7613 | 7.8813 |
| 69 | BENWestern Africa | 6.278 | 4.7583 | 7.7724 |
| 70 | GNQMiddle Africa | 5.984 | 4.9518 | 7.0015 |
| 71 | MOZEastern Africa | 5.713 | 4.8292 | 6.6027 |
| 72 | TCDMiddle Africa | 4.755 | 3.2935 | 6.2024 |
| 73 | ETHEastern Africa | 4.308 | 3.3893 | 5.1949 |
| 74 | MLIWestern Africa | 4.204 | 3.4258 | 4.9638 |
02In 2000
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Iceland17.024
- 2
United Kingdom15.995
- 3
Canada15.759
- 4
Argentina15.614
- 5
South Korea15.536
Lowest
- 74
Mali4.204
- 73
Ethiopia4.308
- 72
Chad4.755
- 71
Mozambique5.713
- 70
Equatorial Guinea5.984
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 11.057. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
Iceland17.7144
Lowest
Chad3.2935
Middle country: 10.7897
Male
Highest
South Korea16.4387
Lowest
Mali4.9638
Middle country: 11.3622
031999 → 2000
Since 1999
What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +21 / −17countries joined / left
- 53values changed, of 53 in both
- 40 · 13rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Rwanda5.461 → 7.770+2.309
Liberia8.228 → 10.162+1.935
Lesotho8.609 → 9.413+0.804
Eritrea7.307 → 8.049+0.741
Cayman Islands12.590 → 13.212+0.622
Fell most
Malawi10.949 → 10.293−0.656
British Virgin Islands15.802 → 15.201−0.601
Jamaica10.678 → 10.246−0.432
United States15.647 → 15.408−0.240
Tonga13.257 → 13.021−0.236
Changes 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.
16 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) (2000). School Life Expectancy, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/school-life-expectancy/2000
0650 held
Other years
‹ The year before
School Life Expectancy, 199970 countries
The year after ›
School Life Expectancy, 2001103 countries
All of them
School Life Expectancy: every year50 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
School Life Expectancy, 2000: questions and answers
Which country has the highest school life expectancy in School Life Expectancy, 2000?
Iceland, at 17.024, of the 74 countries in the file.
What year does School Life Expectancy, 2000 describe?
2000.
How many countries does School Life Expectancy, 2000 cover?
74.
Where can I download School Life Expectancy, 2000?
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, 2000 the newest?
No. The newest held here is School Life Expectancy, 2024.