School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe is 16.68 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 16.88 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.65 years, in 2000.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 9th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.65 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.65 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 16 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.11 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.45 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.69 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.69 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.7 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 16.65 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.68 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.65 years | 15.65 years | 15.65 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 16 years | 15.65 years | 16.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7 years | 16.45 years | 16.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.76 years | 16.65 years | 16.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 16.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 16.88 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.65 years in 2000.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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