School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United States of America
United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.11 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United States of America, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United States of America is 1.11 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United States of America peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 1983.
United States of America ranks 26th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United States of America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United States of America?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United States of America was 1.11 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1983.
- How does United States of America rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- United States of America ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release