United States vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

United States
1 GPIA
in 2022
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
0.9937 GPIA
in 2024
United States rank
79th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
76th

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

  • United States
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1 GPIA against 0.9937 GPIA in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.0063 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 79th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 76th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 2 and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9891 GPIA 0.9518 GPIA 0.0373 GPIA United States
2010s 0.9946 GPIA 0.9983 GPIA 0.0037 GPIA WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2020s 0.9949 GPIA 0.9942 GPIA 0.0006 GPIA United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, United States or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
United States, at 1 GPIA against 0.9937 GPIA in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between United States and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
0.0063 GPIA, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do United States and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
United States ranks 79th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 76th of 200 countries.
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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About this data

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

February 2026 Data Release