School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9996 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9996 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
51st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.9894 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 0.9996 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 1 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9894 GPIA, in 2016.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9911 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9911 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9916 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9968 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9969 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9934 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9923 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9952 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9894 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9897 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9924 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9931 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9995 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9911 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9955 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.9894 GPIA | 0.9975 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9976 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
- 48 Timor-Leste 1.02 GPIA compare
- 49 Sri Lanka 1.02 GPIA compare
- 50 China 1.01 GPIA compare
- 51 Ukraine 1.01 GPIA compare
- 52 Puerto Rico 1.01 GPIA compare
- 53 Cayman Islands 1.01 GPIA compare
- 54 Monaco 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 0.9996 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9894 GPIA in 2016.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release