School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) stood at 15.83 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 16.66 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.44 years, in 2000.
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 29th of 221 groups 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, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.44 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.44 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.54 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 15.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 15.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 16.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.07 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16.31 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.53 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.5 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.61 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.58 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.57 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.36 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.91 years | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 15.83 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.44 years | 15.44 years | 15.44 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.92 years | 15.44 years | 16.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.56 years | 16.5 years | 16.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.17 years | 15.83 years | 16.56 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- 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), 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) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 15.83 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.66 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.44 years in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release