School life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.86 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.96 years
in 2021
All-time low
6.57 years
in 2006
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 6.86 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 6.96 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.57 years, in 2006.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.65 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.64 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.62 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.57 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.66 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.66 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.88 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 6.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.9 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.96 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.89 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 6.86 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.86 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.65 years | 6.65 years | 6.65 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.64 years | 6.57 years | 6.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.84 years | 6.66 years | 6.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.89 years | 6.86 years | 6.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.84 years compare
- 24 Slovenia 7.67 years compare
- 25 Algeria 7.63 years compare
- 26 Montenegro 7.6 years compare
- 27 Uruguay 7.58 years compare
- 28 Luxembourg 7.56 years compare
- 29 Liechtenstein 7.56 years compare
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 6.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.57 years in 2006.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release