School life expectancy, primary, male in United States
United States: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.8 years in 2022. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, male in United States, 1981β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in United States is 5.8 years, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in United States peaked at 6.29 years in 1983 and was at its lowest, 5.8 years, in 2022.
United States ranks 114th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.18 years | 6.04 years | 6.29 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.18 years | 6.03 years | 6.28 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.15 years | 6.12 years | 6.18 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.04 years | 5.98 years | 6.13 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.91 years | 5.8 years | 6.02 years | 3 |
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More education data for United States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in United States?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in United States was 5.8 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.29 years in 1983.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 years in 2022.
- How does United States rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- United States ranks 114th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release