School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in United States of America
United States of America: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.32 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in United States of America, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 1.32 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in United States of America peaked at 1.48 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.28 GPIA, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 36th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in United States of America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.43 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.48 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.46 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.46 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.34 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.28 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.41 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5778 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in United States of America?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in United States of America was 1.32 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 GPIA in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- United States of America ranks 36th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release