MDG: World vs United States: School life expectancy, primary, female

MDG: World
5.71 years
in 2024
United States
5.81 years
in 2022
MDG: World rank
111th
United States rank
114th

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • MDG: World
  • United States
0246197319982024

How they compare

United States currently reports 5.81 years against 5.71 years in MDG: World, a difference of 0.1 years.

Across all 27 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

MDG: World ranks 111th and United States ranks 114th of 221 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: World United States Difference Ahead
1980s 4.79 years 6.13 years 1.35 years United States
1990s 4.82 years 6.2 years 1.37 years United States
2000s 5.44 years 6.12 years 0.6841 years United States
2010s 5.66 years 6.03 years 0.3744 years United States
2020s 5.57 years 5.89 years 0.3215 years United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, MDG: World or United States?
United States, at 5.81 years against 5.71 years in MDG: World as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between MDG: World and United States?
0.1 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: World and United States?
27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do MDG: World and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
MDG: World ranks 111th and United States ranks 114th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release