School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.37 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.37 years
Change on year
up 5.4%
Rank
116th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.37 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.4063 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 is 1.37 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 1.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4063 years, in 1972.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 116th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4064 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4076 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4063 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4064 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4115 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4254 years | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4321 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4434 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4666 years | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4829 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5229 years | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5379 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5565 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5554 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5705 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5823 years | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5949 years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6019 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6296 years | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6307 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6305 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6336 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6333 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6355 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6353 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6442 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6509 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6572 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6656 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6739 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6754 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.659 years | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6092 years | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5951 years | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.626 years | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6853 years | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.782 years | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8501 years | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9036 years | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9187 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9496 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 years | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.11 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.14 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 years | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.24 years | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.26 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.25 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.25 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3 years | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.37 years | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4288 years | 0.4063 years | 0.4829 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5783 years | 0.5229 years | 0.6307 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.646 years | 0.6305 years | 0.6739 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7304 years | 0.5951 years | 0.9187 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 years | 0.9496 years | 1.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 years | 1.25 years | 1.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 55.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 35.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 71.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 79.31 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 38.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 was 1.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4063 years in 1972.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release