School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in United States
United States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 15.67 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in United States, 1981–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in United States stood at 15.67 years.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in United States peaked at 15.72 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.76 years, in 1981.
That places United States 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in United States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 13.76 years | — |
| 1982 | 14.13 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 14.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 14.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 14.13 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 14.29 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 14.5 years | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 15.02 years | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 15.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 15.59 years | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 15.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.52 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 15.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 15.22 years | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 14.67 years | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 14.85 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 14.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.98 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.93 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.18 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 15.46 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.67 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.67 years | -0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 15.67 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.66 years, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.16 years | 13.76 years | 14.5 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 15.36 years | 15.02 years | 15.6 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 15.02 years | 14.67 years | 15.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.54 years | 15.36 years | 15.72 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in United States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in United States was 15.67 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 15.72 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.76 years in 1981.
- How does United States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- United States ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.