United States of America vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
United States of America
5.84 years
in 2022
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
5.13 years
in 2024
United States of America rank
102nd
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
101st
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- United States of America
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 5.84 years against 5.13 years in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.71 years.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 42 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
United States of America ranks 102nd and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 101st of 214 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.03 years | 2.75 years | 2.28 years | United States of America |
| 1980s | 5.76 years | 2.72 years | 3.04 years | United States of America |
| 1990s | 5.72 years | 3.1 years | 2.62 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 5.69 years | 3.64 years | 2.05 years | United States of America |
| 2010s | 5.89 years | 4.87 years | 1.02 years | United States of America |
| 2020s | 5.98 years | 5.1 years | 0.8815 years | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, United States of America or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- United States of America, at 5.84 years against 5.13 years in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between United States of America and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.71 years, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do United States of America and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- United States of America ranks 102nd and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 101st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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
February 2026 Data Release