Middle income vs United States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)
Middle income
12.5 years
in 2019
United States
16.91 years
in 2018
Middle income rank
24th
United States rank
27th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time
- Middle income
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 16.91 years against 12.5 years in Middle income, a difference of 4.41 years.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 24th and United States ranks 27th of 45 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.51 years | 14.84 years | 7.33 years | United States |
| 1990s | 8.4 years | 16.34 years | 7.94 years | United States |
| 2000s | 10.04 years | 16.28 years | 6.24 years | United States |
| 2010s | 12.01 years | 16.86 years | 4.85 years | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Middle income or United States?
- United States, at 16.91 years against 12.5 years in Middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Middle income and United States?
- 4.41 years, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Middle income and United States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Middle income ranks 24th and United States 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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About this data
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.