United States of America vs WB: Ibrd Only: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

United States of America
2.12 years
in 2022
WB: Ibrd Only
1.86 years
in 2024
United States of America rank
77th
WB: Ibrd Only rank
75th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • United States of America
  • WB: Ibrd Only
00.511.52197119972024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.12 years against 1.86 years in WB: Ibrd Only, a difference of 0.26 years.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times WB: Ibrd Only's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 77th and WB: Ibrd Only ranks 75th of 213 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America WB: Ibrd Only Difference Ahead
1970s 1.46 years 1.01 years 0.4491 years United States of America
1980s 1.67 years 1.14 years 0.5257 years United States of America
1990s 1.95 years 1.24 years 0.7033 years United States of America
2000s 1.9 years 1.48 years 0.4173 years United States of America
2010s 2.16 years 1.82 years 0.3398 years United States of America
2020s 2.03 years 1.8 years 0.23 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, United States of America or WB: Ibrd Only?
United States of America, at 2.12 years against 1.86 years in WB: Ibrd Only as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between United States of America and WB: Ibrd Only?
0.26 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and WB: Ibrd Only?
35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
How do United States of America and WB: Ibrd Only rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
United States of America ranks 77th and WB: Ibrd Only ranks 75th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release