MDG: Developed Regions vs United States of America: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

MDG: Developed Regions
3.94 years
in 2024
United States of America
4.02 years
in 2022
MDG: Developed Regions rank
26th
United States of America rank
26th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Developed Regions
  • United States of America
012345197119972024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4.02 years against 3.94 years in MDG: Developed Regions, a difference of 0.08 years.

Across all 21 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developed Regions ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 26th 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 MDG: Developed Regions United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2.86 years 3.44 years 0.5792 years United States of America
2000s 3.34 years 3.99 years 0.6533 years United States of America
2010s 3.79 years 4.51 years 0.72 years United States of America
2020s 3.91 years 4.17 years 0.265 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, MDG: Developed Regions or United States of America?
United States of America, at 4.02 years against 3.94 years in MDG: Developed Regions as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between MDG: Developed Regions and United States of America?
0.08 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developed Regions and United States of America?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do MDG: Developed Regions and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 26th 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