ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
15.09 years
in 2024
United States of America
15.92 years
in 2022
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank
50th
United States of America rank
50th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
  • United States of America
051015197119972024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 15.92 years against 15.09 years in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), a difference of 0.83 years.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 50th and United States of America ranks 50th of 221 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 9.39 years 15.65 years 6.25 years United States of America
2000s 9.73 years 15.76 years 6.03 years United States of America
2010s 14.73 years 16.62 years 1.89 years United States of America
2020s 14.94 years 16.32 years 1.38 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) or United States of America?
United States of America, at 15.92 years against 15.09 years in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) and United States of America?
0.83 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) and United States of America?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 50th and United States of America ranks 50th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release