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

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

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • United States of America
  • WB: World
0246197319982024

How they compare

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

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

United States of America ranks 114th and WB: World ranks 111th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America WB: World Difference Ahead
1980s 6.13 years 4.79 years 1.35 years United States of America
1990s 6.2 years 4.82 years 1.37 years United States of America
2000s 6.12 years 5.44 years 0.6841 years United States of America
2010s 6.03 years 5.66 years 0.3744 years United States of America
2020s 5.89 years 5.57 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, United States of America or WB: World?
United States of America, at 5.81 years against 5.71 years in WB: World as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between United States of America and WB: World?
0.1 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and WB: World?
27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do United States of America and WB: World rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
United States of America ranks 114th and WB: World ranks 111th of 215 countries.
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