School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: North America
WB: North America: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.99 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: North America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: North 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 WB: North America peaked at 2.12 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.74 years, in 2003.
WB: North America ranks 62nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: North 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% |
| 2006 | 1.82 years | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 1.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.76 years | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.75 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.83 years | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.91 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.99 years | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.07 years | +4.1% |
| 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 | 1.84 years | 1.74 years | 2.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 years | 1.83 years | 2.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 years | 1.8 years | 2.11 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: North 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 WB: North America
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 13.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.42 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: North America?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: North 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 WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 years in 2003.
- How does WB: North America rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- WB: North America ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: North 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