School life expectancy, tertiary, female in North America
North America: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.53 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in North America, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in North America stood at 4.53 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in North America peaked at 4.99 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.96 years, in 1970.
North America ranks 1st of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.28 years | 1.96 years | 2.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.21 years | 2.76 years | 3.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.32 years | 4.01 years | 4.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.18 years | 3.44 years | 4.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 years | 4.51 years | 4.99 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Puerto Rico 6.76 years compare
- 2 Greece 6.57 years compare
- 3 Australia 5.83 years compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.79 years compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in North America?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in North America was 4.53 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 years in 1970.
- How does North America rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- North America ranks 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.