School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.31 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.31 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.32 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
1.23 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: North America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: North America recorded 1.31 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: North America peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.23 GPIA, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: North America 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.23 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.25 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: North America
- 13 Samoa 1.53 GPIA compare
- 14 Seychelles 1.53 GPIA compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.53 GPIA compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 1.52 GPIA compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.52 GPIA compare
- 18 Oman 1.5 GPIA compare
- 19 Cuba 1.5 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3047 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: North America?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: North America was 1.31 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release