United States of America vs WB: High Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

United States of America
4.02 years
in 2022
WB: High Income (july 2025)
3.96 years
in 2024
United States of America rank
26th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
23rd

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • United States of America
  • WB: High Income (july 2025)
012345197119972024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4.02 years against 3.96 years in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.06 years.

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

United States of America ranks 26th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America WB: High Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1990s 3.44 years 2.85 years 0.595 years United States of America
2000s 3.99 years 3.28 years 0.7098 years United States of America
2010s 4.51 years 3.76 years 0.7474 years United States of America
2020s 4.17 years 3.91 years 0.2651 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, United States of America or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
United States of America, at 4.02 years against 3.96 years in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between United States of America and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
0.06 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do United States of America and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
United States of America ranks 26th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
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