SDG: World vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary, female

SDG: World
5.71 years
in 2024
United States of America
5.81 years
in 2022
SDG: World rank
111th
United States of America rank
114th

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • SDG: World
  • United States of America
0246197319982024

How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, SDG: World or United States of America?
United States of America, at 5.81 years against 5.71 years in SDG: World as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between SDG: World and United States of America?
0.1 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: World and United States of America?
27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do SDG: World and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
SDG: World ranks 111th and United States of America 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