School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: North America
WB: North America: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.87 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.87 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
64th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.1 years
in 2021
All-time low
5.69 years
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: North America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: North America recorded 5.87 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: North America peaked at 6.1 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.69 years, in 1999.
That places WB: North America 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: North America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.69 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.69 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.7 years | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.72 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.74 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.87 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.98 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.89 years | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.87 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.69 years | 5.69 years | 5.69 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.73 years | 5.69 years | 5.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9 years | 5.75 years | 6.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 years | 5.87 years | 6.1 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: North America
- 61 Azerbaijan 6.59 years compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 6.58 years compare
- 63 New Caledonia 6.58 years
- 64 Hong Kong 6.55 years compare
- 65 Viet Nam 6.54 years compare
- 66 Estonia 6.53 years compare
- 67 Romania 6.52 years compare
More education data for WB: North America
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (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), 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, both sexes (number) -3.88 % 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, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: North America?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: North America was 5.87 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.69 years in 1999.
- How does WB: North America rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: North America ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release