School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.81 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.12 years
in 2020
All-time low
5.65 years
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: North America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: North America stood at 5.81 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: North America peaked at 6.12 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.65 years, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: North America 65th 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, male in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.65 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.69 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.69 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.7 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.88 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.99 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.09 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.83 years | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 5.81 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.65 years | 5.65 years | 5.65 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.71 years | 5.65 years | 5.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.89 years | 5.72 years | 6.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 years | 5.81 years | 6.12 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: North America
- 62 Tajikistan 6.65 years compare
- 63 Hong Kong 6.65 years compare
- 64 Saudi Arabia 6.51 years compare
- 65 Romania 6.51 years compare
- 66 Russian Federation 6.47 years compare
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.42 years compare
- 68 Estonia 6.41 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)
- 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 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), gaps filled 288,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: North America?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: North America was 5.81 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.65 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release