ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) vs Singapore: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
3.98 years
in 2023
Singapore
4.29 years
in 2023
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank
19th
Singapore rank
19th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
  • Singapore
0246199920112023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 4.29 years against 3.98 years in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), a difference of 0.31 years.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ahead.

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 19th of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 4.23 years 2.32 years 1.91 years ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2010s 4.43 years 4.23 years 0.1987 years ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2020s 4.09 years 4.23 years 0.14 years Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 4.29 years against 3.98 years in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Singapore?
0.31 years, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Singapore?
14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Singapore rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 19th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release