School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.77 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
8.77 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
87th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.21 years
in 2017
All-time low
8.77 years
in 2023
Years of data
25
1999–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Northern America recorded 8.77 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern America peaked at 9.21 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.77 years, in 2023.
SDG: Northern America ranks 87th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.16 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.16 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.09 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.01 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.98 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.96 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.06 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.06 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.98 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.91 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.98 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.19 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 9.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.15 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.1 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.98 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.78 years | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.77 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.16 years | 9.16 years | 9.16 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.06 years | 8.96 years | 9.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.05 years | 8.91 years | 9.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.91 years | 8.77 years | 9.12 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern America?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern America was 8.77 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.21 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.77 years in 2023.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release