School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 3.25 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.25 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
35th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.96 years
in 2012
All-time low
2.87 years
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: North America, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: North America recorded 3.25 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: North America peaked at 3.96 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.87 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: North America ranks 35th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.87 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.87 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.89 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.28 years | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 3.34 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.4 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.38 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.43 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.47 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.55 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.67 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.88 years | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.92 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.96 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.8 years | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.77 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.74 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.73 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.65 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.63 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.56 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.38 years | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.26 years | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.25 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.87 years | 2.87 years | 2.87 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.33 years | 2.87 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 years | 3.6 years | 3.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 years | 3.25 years | 3.56 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: North America
- 32 United Kingdom 3.3 years compare
- 33 United States 3.27 years compare
- 34 Japan 3.27 years compare
- 35 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.2 years compare
- 36 Latvia 3.19 years compare
- 37 Ecuador 3.14 years compare
- 38 Croatia 3.14 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: North America?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: North America was 3.25 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release