School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.62 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
7th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.65 years
in 2021
All-time low
3.28 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 4.62 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 4.65 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.28 years, in 1999.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.28 years | — |
| 2000 | 3.28 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.35 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.66 years | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 3.78 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.88 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.92 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.99 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.17 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.35 years | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.41 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.3 years | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 4.29 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.35 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.47 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.55 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.65 years | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.62 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.62 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 years | 3.28 years | 3.28 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.81 years | 3.28 years | 4.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.36 years | 4.29 years | 4.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 years | 4.55 years | 4.65 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 4.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 years in 1999.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release