Low & middle income vs United States of America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Low & middle income
11.85 years
in 2019
United States of America
16.91 years
in 2018
Low & middle income rank
31st
United States of America rank
27th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Low & middle income
  • United States of America
57.51012.51517.5197019942019

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 16.91 years against 11.85 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 5.06 years.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 27th of 45 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 7.23 years 14.84 years 7.61 years United States of America
1990s 8.02 years 16.34 years 8.32 years United States of America
2000s 9.57 years 16.28 years 6.71 years United States of America
2010s 11.44 years 16.86 years 5.42 years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Low & middle income or United States of America?
United States of America, at 16.91 years against 11.85 years in Low & middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Low & middle income and United States of America?
5.06 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Low & middle income and United States of America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Low & middle income ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.