School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United States of America
United States of America: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.12 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United States of America, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United States of America is 2.12 years, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United States of America peaked at 2.18 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.18 years, in 1972.
United States of America ranks 77th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United States of America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.19 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.18 years | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.24 years | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.48 years | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 1.53 years | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.51 years | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.52 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.6 years | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 1.58 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.6 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.63 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.63 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.74 years | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 1.79 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.79 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.82 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.96 years | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 2.03 years | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.09 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.85 years | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 1.89 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.13 years | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 1.88 years | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8 years | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.79 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.13 years | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 2.17 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.16 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.18 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.16 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.82 years | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 2.12 years | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.38 years | 1.18 years | 1.53 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.67 years | 1.52 years | 1.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 years | 1.82 years | 2.09 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.9 years | 1.79 years | 2.13 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.16 years | 2.13 years | 2.18 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.03 years | 1.82 years | 2.17 years | 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, both sexes in United States of America?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United States of America was 2.12 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 years in 1972.
- How does United States of America rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- United States of America ranks 77th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release