School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 7.55 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 7.55 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.32 years, in 1998.
That places GPE: Region 2 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.32 years | — |
| 1999 | 5.44 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.66 years | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 5.63 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 5.94 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.25 years | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 6.4 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.54 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 6.38 years | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 6.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.59 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 6.72 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.96 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 7.06 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.28 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 7.25 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.14 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.38 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.54 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.55 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.38 years | 5.32 years | 5.44 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.16 years | 5.63 years | 6.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.12 years | 6.72 years | 7.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 years | 7.3 years | 7.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 7.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 7.55 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 years in 1998.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release