School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.69 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
21st
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.46 years
in 2012
All-time low
15.92 years
in 2000
Years of data
25
1999–2023

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999–2023

0510151999201120231999: 15.9 years2000: 15.9 years2001: 16.1 years2002: 16.3 years2003: 16.5 years2004: 16.7 years2005: 16.8 years2006: 16.8 years2007: 16.8 years2008: 16.9 years2009: 17.1 years2010: 17.4 years2011: 17.3 years2012: 17.5 years2013: 17.2 years2014: 17.2 years2015: 17.3 years2016: 17.3 years2017: 17.3 years2018: 17.2 years2019: 17.3 years2020: 17.3 years2021: 17.2 years2022: 16.8 years2023: 16.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) stood at 16.69 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 17.46 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.92 years, in 2000.

That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999 to 2023.
Year years Change
1999 15.92 years
2000 15.92 years +0.0%
2001 16.1 years +1.1%
2002 16.25 years +0.9%
2003 16.48 years +1.4%
2004 16.66 years +1.1%
2005 16.78 years +0.7%
2006 16.79 years +0.0%
2007 16.81 years +0.2%
2008 16.92 years +0.6%
2009 17.1 years +1.1%
2010 17.35 years +1.5%
2011 17.35 years -0.0%
2012 17.46 years +0.6%
2013 17.25 years -1.2%
2014 17.25 years +0.0%
2015 17.28 years +0.2%
2016 17.27 years -0.0%
2017 17.27 years -0.0%
2018 17.25 years -0.1%
2019 17.27 years +0.1%
2020 17.25 years -0.1%
2021 17.2 years -0.3%
2022 16.79 years -2.4%
2023 16.69 years -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.92 years 15.92 years 15.92 years 1
2000s 16.58 years 15.92 years 17.1 years 10
2010s 17.3 years 17.25 years 17.46 years 10
2020s 16.98 years 16.69 years 17.25 years 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)

  1. 18 Denmark 18.71 years compare
  2. 19 Cyprus 18.6 years compare
  3. 20 Spain 18.43 years compare
  4. 21 Grenada 18.38 years compare
  5. 22 Slovenia 18.34 years compare
  6. 23 United Kingdom 18.31 years compare
  7. 24 Poland 18.11 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 16.69 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
The highest recorded value was 17.46 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.92 years in 2000.
How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release