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

SDG: World
5.79 years
in 2024
United States of America
5.8 years
in 2022
SDG: World rank
117th
United States of America rank
118th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • SDG: World
  • United States of America
0246197319982024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 5.8 years against 5.79 years in SDG: World, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

SDG: World ranks 117th and United States of America ranks 118th 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 5.49 years 6.18 years 0.6818 years United States of America
1990s 5.33 years 6.18 years 0.8499 years United States of America
2000s 5.68 years 6.15 years 0.4673 years United States of America
2010s 5.71 years 6.04 years 0.3344 years United States of America
2020s 5.66 years 5.91 years 0.244 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, SDG: World or United States of America?
United States of America, at 5.8 years against 5.79 years in SDG: World as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between SDG: World and United States of America?
0.01 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, male?
SDG: World ranks 117th and United States of America ranks 118th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,327 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release