School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 3.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.98 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.66 years
in 2012
All-time low
3.28 years
in 2000
Years of data
25
1999–2023
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Northern America recorded 3.98 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern America peaked at 4.66 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.28 years, in 2000.
That places SDG: Northern America 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.28 years | — |
| 2000 | 3.28 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.33 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.81 years | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 3.91 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.01 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.01 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.09 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.21 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.35 years | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.59 years | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 4.63 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.45 years | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.4 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.37 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.33 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.27 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.26 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.26 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.25 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.15 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.99 years | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 3.98 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 years | 3.28 years | 3.28 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.91 years | 3.28 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 years | 4.26 years | 4.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.09 years | 3.98 years | 4.25 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
- 16 Norway 4.46 years compare
- 17 Georgia 4.44 years compare
- 18 Netherlands 4.3 years compare
- 19 Singapore 4.29 years compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 4.28 years compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 4.23 years compare
- 22 Albania 4.2 years compare
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (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 secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern America?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern America was 3.98 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.66 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 years in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release