School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2 stood at 7.4 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 7.4 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.64 years, in 1998.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 193rd of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.64 years | — |
| 1999 | 4.77 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 4.97 years | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 4.97 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.09 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.25 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 5.56 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 5.73 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 5.9 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 5.83 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.9 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.11 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 6.27 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.52 years | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 6.71 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.97 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 6.92 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.87 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.85 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.03 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.11 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.2 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.27 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 7.38 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.4 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.71 years | 4.64 years | 4.77 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.53 years | 4.97 years | 6.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 years | 6.27 years | 7.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.27 years | 7.11 years | 7.4 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2321 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9262 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Region 2 was 7.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.64 years in 1998.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release