School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in United States
United States: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.32 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.32 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
60th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.32 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6893 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2022
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United States, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.32 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United States peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6893 GPIA, in 1971.
United States ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in United States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6893 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7086 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7557 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7815 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8121 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8163 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8953 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9539 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.23 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.28 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.32 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8246 GPIA | 0.6893 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United States was 1.32 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6893 GPIA in 1971.
- How does United States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- United States ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release