SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia vs United States: School life expectancy, secondary, female

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
5.24 years
in 2024
United States
5.91 years
in 2022
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
98th
United States rank
99th

School life expectancy, secondary, female over time

  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 5.91 years against 5.24 years in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 0.67 years.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 98th and United States ranks 99th of 221 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia United States Difference Ahead
1970s 2.85 years 4.35 years 1.5 years United States
1980s 3.17 years 5.8 years 2.63 years United States
1990s 3.4 years 5.79 years 2.4 years United States
2000s 3.9 years 5.72 years 1.82 years United States
2010s 4.84 years 5.88 years 1.04 years United States
2020s 5.09 years 5.99 years 0.8907 years United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia or United States?
United States, at 5.91 years against 5.24 years in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and United States?
0.67 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and United States?
32 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 98th and United States ranks 99th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,675 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release