School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.94 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: North America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: North America is 5.94 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: North America peaked at 6.12 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.68 years, in 2002.
That places UNICEF: North America 60th 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, female in UNICEF: North America, 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 UNICEF: North America
- 57 Switzerland 6.97 years compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: North America?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: North America was 5.94 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.68 years in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release