School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.8 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
5.8 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
86th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.17 years
in 2008
All-time low
5.8 years
in 2022
Years of data
25
1999–2023
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern America is 5.8 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern America peaked at 6.17 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.8 years, in 2022.
That places SDG: Northern America 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6 years | — |
| 2000 | 6 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.12 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.12 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.04 years | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.95 years | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.94 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.05 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.97 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.86 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.8 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.07 years | 6 years | 6.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 years | 5.94 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 years | 5.8 years | 5.97 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
More education data for SDG: Northern 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, primary, female in SDG: Northern America?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern America was 5.8 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 years in 2022.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release