School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: North America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: North America is 16.69 years, measured in 2023.
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 UNICEF: North America peaked at 17.46 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.92 years, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: North America 20th 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 UNICEF: North America, year by year
| 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 | 16.82 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 UNICEF: North America
More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3045 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2592 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % 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 0.3043 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: North America?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: North America 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 UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.46 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.92 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: North America 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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February 2026 Data Release