School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.94 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) stood at 5.94 years.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 6.12 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.68 years, in 2002.
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 61st of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.73 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.73 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.68 years | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.76 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.78 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.91 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.12 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.96 years | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.94 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.73 years | 5.73 years | 5.73 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.74 years | 5.68 years | 5.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9 years | 5.78 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 years | 5.94 years | 6.12 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- 58 Fiji 6.95 years compare
- 59 New Caledonia 6.93 years
- 60 Norway 6.88 years compare
- 61 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.88 years compare
- 62 Ireland 6.84 years compare
- 63 Uzbekistan 6.82 years compare
- 64 Tonga 6.72 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 13.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.42 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 5.94 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.68 years in 2002.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release