How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and United States of America?

11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

SDG: Europe vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

SDG: Europe

0.9931 GPIA

in 2024

United States of America

1 GPIA

in 2022

SDG: Europe rank

78th

United States of America rank

79th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

SDG: Europe
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1 GPIA against 0.9931 GPIA in SDG: Europe, a difference of 0.0069 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was SDG: Europe ahead.

SDG: Europe ranks 78th and United States of America ranks 79th of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, SDG: Europe averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	SDG: Europe	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9912 GPIA	0.9891 GPIA	0.0021 GPIA	SDG: Europe
2010s	0.9962 GPIA	0.9946 GPIA	0.0017 GPIA	SDG: Europe
2020s	0.9897 GPIA	0.9949 GPIA	0.0051 GPIA	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, SDG: Europe or United States of America?: United States of America, at 1 GPIA against 0.9931 GPIA in SDG: Europe as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between SDG: Europe and United States of America?: 0.0069 GPIA, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and United States of America?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do SDG: Europe and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?: SDG: Europe ranks 78th and United States of America ranks 79th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release