School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United States of America
United States of America: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9427 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United States of America, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.9427 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United States of America peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8809 GPIA, in 2003.
United States of America ranks 184th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United States of America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9444 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.9396 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9614 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.913 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9856 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9683 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.956 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.986 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9693 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8809 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9679 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9871 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9982 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9815 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9954 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9765 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9427 GPIA | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9671 GPIA | 0.913 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9699 GPIA | 0.956 GPIA | 0.986 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9453 GPIA | 0.8809 GPIA | 0.9871 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9968 GPIA | 0.9765 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9945 GPIA | 0.9427 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United States of America?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United States of America was 0.9427 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8809 GPIA in 2003.
- How does United States of America rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- United States of America ranks 184th out of 205 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release