School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United States
United States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.82 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United States, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United States stood at 16.82 years.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United States peaked at 17.35 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.59 years, in 1981.
United States ranks 38th 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, female in United States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 14.59 years | — |
| 1982 | 15.04 years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 14.98 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 15.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 15.04 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 15.25 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 15.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 16.07 years | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 16.07 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.44 years | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 16.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 16.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 16.44 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 16.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 16.86 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.33 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 17.33 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.35 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 17.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.26 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.82 years | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.06 years | 14.59 years | 15.42 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 16.39 years | 16.07 years | 16.66 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.86 years | 16.86 years | 16.86 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.34 years | 17.33 years | 17.35 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.14 years | 16.82 years | 17.33 years | 3 |
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More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United States was 16.82 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 17.35 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.59 years in 1981.
- How does United States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- United States ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release