School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.99 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Northern America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Northern America recorded 1.99 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Northern America peaked at 2.12 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.74 years, in 2003.
That places SDG: Northern America 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.78 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.78 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.87 years | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.96 years | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.74 years | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 1.85 years | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.04 years | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 2.07 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.07 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.12 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.11 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.08 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8 years | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 1.99 years | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 1.99 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.78 years | 1.78 years | 1.78 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.87 years | 1.74 years | 2.04 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.09 years | 2.07 years | 2.12 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.97 years | 1.8 years | 2.11 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
- 59 American Samoa 2.44 years
- 60 Montenegro 2.41 years compare
- 61 Aruba 2.36 years compare
- 62 Argentina 2.35 years compare
- 63 Anguilla 2.34 years compare
- 64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.32 years compare
- 65 Chile 2.29 years compare
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,628 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2642 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Northern America?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Northern America was 1.99 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 years in 2003.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release