School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in North America
North America: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.14 years in 2019. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in North America, 1992β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in North America stood at 9.14 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in North America peaked at 9.37 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.88 years, in 2011.
That places North America 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.28 years | 9.21 years | 9.37 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.05 years | 8.96 years | 9.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.01 years | 8.88 years | 9.15 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 12 Costa Rica 11.01 years compare
- 13 St. Kitts and Nevis 10.87 years compare
- 14 Eswatini, Kingdom of 10.87 years compare
- 15 Lesotho, Kingdom of 10.74 years compare
- 16 Algeria 10.68 years compare
- 17 Malawi 10.66 years compare
- 18 Denmark 10.6 years compare
More reference data data for North America
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 2.25 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 2.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 4.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.07 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 99.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.27 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 271,413 number (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in North America?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in North America was 9.14 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.37 years in 1995.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.88 years in 2011.
- How does North America rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- North America ranks 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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 levels 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.