UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries vs United States of America: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
4.16 years
in 2024
United States of America
4.79 years
in 2022
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
29th
United States of America rank
26th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 4.79 years against 4.16 years in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, a difference of 0.63 years.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 29th 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 1.45 years 4.12 years 2.67 years United States of America
2000s 1.94 years 4.51 years 2.57 years United States of America
2010s 3.1 years 5.14 years 2.05 years United States of America
2020s 3.88 years 4.94 years 1.07 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries or United States of America?
United States of America, at 4.79 years against 4.16 years in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries and United States of America?
0.63 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries and United States of America?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 29th 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, 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, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,089 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release