School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: North America

WB: North America: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.74 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
4th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.37 years
in 2012
All-time low
3.71 years
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023

School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: North America, 1999–2023

02461999201120231999: 3.7 years2000: 3.7 years2001: 3.8 years2002: 4.4 years2003: 4.5 years2004: 4.6 years2005: 4.7 years2006: 4.8 years2007: 4.8 years2008: 4.9 years2009: 5.1 years2010: 5.3 years2011: 5.3 years2012: 5.4 years2013: 5.1 years2014: 5 years2015: 5 years2016: 4.9 years2017: 4.9 years2018: 4.9 years2019: 4.9 years2020: 5 years2021: 4.9 years2022: 4.8 years2023: 4.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: North America is 4.74 years, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: North America peaked at 5.37 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.71 years, in 1999.

WB: North America ranks 4th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: North America, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) in WB: North America, 1999 to 2023.
Year years Change
1999 3.71 years
2000 3.71 years +0.0%
2001 3.77 years +1.7%
2002 4.36 years +15.5%
2003 4.5 years +3.2%
2004 4.64 years +3.1%
2005 4.66 years +0.4%
2006 4.77 years +2.4%
2007 4.81 years +0.9%
2008 4.89 years +1.7%
2009 5.05 years +3.3%
2010 5.32 years +5.4%
2011 5.35 years +0.5%
2012 5.37 years +0.4%
2013 5.13 years -4.6%
2014 5.05 years -1.5%
2015 5.01 years -0.9%
2016 4.95 years -1.2%
2017 4.91 years -0.7%
2018 4.91 years -0.0%
2019 4.93 years +0.4%
2020 4.97 years +0.7%
2021 4.94 years -0.6%
2022 4.76 years -3.7%
2023 4.74 years -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.71 years 3.71 years 3.71 years 1
2000s 4.52 years 3.71 years 5.05 years 10
2010s 5.09 years 4.91 years 5.37 years 10
2020s 4.85 years 4.74 years 4.97 years 4

Countries ranked near WB: North America

  1. 1 Greece 7.89 years compare
  2. 2 Argentina 6.95 years compare
  3. 3 Macau, China 6.81 years compare
  4. 4 Tonga 6.15 years compare
  5. 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.14 years compare
  6. 6 Australia 5.92 years compare
  7. 7 Cyprus 5.87 years compare

See the full ranking of 412 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: North America?
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: North America was 4.74 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: North America?
The highest recorded value was 5.37 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: North America?
The lowest recorded value was 3.71 years in 1999.
How does WB: North America rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
WB: North America ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: North America?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: North America 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,089 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release