School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 1

GPE: Region 1: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.84 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
181st
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.28 years
in 2008
All-time low
5.44 years
in 1994
Years of data
30
1994–2023

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 1, 1994–2023

024681994200820231994: 5.4 years1995: 5.5 years1996: 5.8 years1997: 6.1 years1998: 6.3 years1999: 6.4 years2000: 6.6 years2001: 6.8 years2002: 7 years2003: 7.2 years2004: 7.4 years2005: 7.8 years2006: 7.9 years2007: 8.1 years2008: 8.3 years2009: 8.3 years2010: 8.3 years2011: 8.2 years2012: 8.2 years2013: 8.1 years2014: 8.1 years2015: 8 years2016: 8 years2017: 8.1 years2018: 8.1 years2019: 8.2 years2020: 8.2 years2021: 7.9 years2022: 7.8 years2023: 7.8 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 1 stood at 7.84 years.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 8.28 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.44 years, in 1994.

GPE: Region 1 ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 1, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in GPE: Region 1, 1994 to 2023.
Year years Change
1994 5.44 years
1995 5.53 years +1.7%
1996 5.78 years +4.6%
1997 6.06 years +4.8%
1998 6.3 years +4.0%
1999 6.41 years +1.6%
2000 6.56 years +2.5%
2001 6.77 years +3.1%
2002 6.99 years +3.3%
2003 7.23 years +3.4%
2004 7.39 years +2.1%
2005 7.75 years +4.9%
2006 7.9 years +1.9%
2007 8.09 years +2.4%
2008 8.28 years +2.4%
2009 8.28 years -0.1%
2010 8.25 years -0.3%
2011 8.24 years -0.1%
2012 8.23 years -0.1%
2013 8.13 years -1.3%
2014 8.06 years -0.9%
2015 7.96 years -1.2%
2016 8.02 years +0.8%
2017 8.08 years +0.7%
2018 8.14 years +0.8%
2019 8.2 years +0.7%
2020 8.25 years +0.6%
2021 7.92 years -4.0%
2022 7.8 years -1.5%
2023 7.84 years +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.92 years 5.44 years 6.41 years 6
2000s 7.52 years 6.56 years 8.28 years 10
2010s 8.13 years 7.96 years 8.25 years 10
2020s 7.95 years 7.8 years 8.25 years 4

Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1

  1. 178 Ethiopia 7.1 years compare
  2. 179 Nigeria 7.06 years compare
  3. 180 Chad 7.05 years compare
  4. 181 Moldova 6.99 years compare
  5. 182 Bangladesh 6.96 years compare
  6. 183 Burundi 6.9 years compare
  7. 184 Solomon Islands 6.87 years compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 1?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 1 was 7.84 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
The highest recorded value was 8.28 years in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
The lowest recorded value was 5.44 years in 1994.
How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
GPE: Region 1 ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Region 1 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release