The average effective age of labour market exit was 64.2 for men and 63.1 for women across OECD countries in 2012. The effective age of labour market exit is lower than the official retirement age in 22 OECD countries for both men and women. For 2012 the lowest effective exit age is found for men in Luxembourg and for women in Belgium and the Slovak Republic at 57.6 and 58.7 years respectively. The highest figures for men are found in Mexico, at 72.3 years, with the highest for women in Chile, at 70.4 years.