School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.6 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
11.6 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
52nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.12 years
in 2017
All-time low
11.6 years
in 2023
Years of data
25
1999–2023

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999–2023

02.557.51012.51999201120231999: 11.7 years2000: 11.7 years2001: 11.7 years2002: 11.7 years2003: 11.8 years2004: 11.7 years2005: 11.8 years2006: 11.8 years2007: 11.9 years2008: 11.9 years2009: 11.8 years2010: 11.8 years2011: 11.7 years2012: 11.8 years2013: 11.8 years2014: 11.8 years2015: 11.9 years2016: 12.1 years2017: 12.1 years2018: 12.1 years2019: 12.1 years2020: 12.1 years2021: 12 years2022: 11.6 years2023: 11.6 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) is 11.6 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 12.12 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.6 years, in 2023.

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 52nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999 to 2023.
Year years Change
1999 11.73 years
2000 11.73 years +0.0%
2001 11.73 years -0.1%
2002 11.69 years -0.3%
2003 11.76 years +0.6%
2004 11.75 years -0.1%
2005 11.79 years +0.4%
2006 11.81 years +0.2%
2007 11.86 years +0.4%
2008 11.9 years +0.4%
2009 11.8 years -0.9%
2010 11.75 years -0.4%
2011 11.71 years -0.4%
2012 11.77 years +0.6%
2013 11.8 years +0.3%
2014 11.82 years +0.2%
2015 11.9 years +0.7%
2016 12.07 years +1.4%
2017 12.12 years +0.4%
2018 12.1 years -0.2%
2019 12.09 years -0.0%
2020 12.12 years +0.2%
2021 11.98 years -1.2%
2022 11.61 years -3.0%
2023 11.6 years -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.73 years 11.73 years 11.73 years 1
2000s 11.78 years 11.69 years 11.9 years 10
2010s 11.91 years 11.71 years 12.12 years 10
2020s 11.83 years 11.6 years 12.12 years 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)

  1. 49 Dominica 12.58 years compare
  2. 50 Aruba 12.53 years compare
  3. 51 Nepal 12.51 years compare
  4. 52 Samoa 12.5 years compare
  5. 53 Greece 12.5 years compare
  6. 54 Slovakia 12.49 years compare
  7. 55 Mauritius 12.47 years compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 11.6 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
The highest recorded value was 12.12 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6 years in 2023.
How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release