School life expectancy, secondary, female in United States
United States: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.91 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in United States, 1972–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, secondary, female in United States stood at 5.91 years.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in United States peaked at 6.08 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.56 years, in 1972.
That places United States 99th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in United States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3.56 years | — |
| 1978 | 5.14 years | +44.6% |
| 1981 | 5.68 years | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 5.86 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 5.81 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.73 years | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 5.83 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 5.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 5.84 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 5.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.74 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 5.69 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.82 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.69 years | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.76 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.64 years | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.73 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.84 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.08 years | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.91 years | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.35 years | 3.56 years | 5.14 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.8 years | 5.68 years | 5.86 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.79 years | 5.69 years | 5.84 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.72 years | 5.64 years | 5.76 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.88 years | 5.77 years | 5.94 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.99 years | 5.91 years | 6.08 years | 3 |
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More education data for United States
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in United States?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in United States was 5.91 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.08 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 years in 1972.
- How does United States rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- United States ranks 99th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release