School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.57 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.57 years
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.9 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.32 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 1, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 1 stood at 8.57 years.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 8.9 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.32 years, in 1970.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 190th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.32 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.43 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 3.52 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 3.76 years | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 3.95 years | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 4.14 years | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 4.35 years | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 4.54 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 4.78 years | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 5.05 years | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 5.29 years | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 5.41 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 5.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 5.4 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 5.49 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 5.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 5.51 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 5.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.48 years | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 5.46 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.25 years | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 5.21 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.36 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 5.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.77 years | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 5.96 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 6.07 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.28 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.52 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 6.71 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.98 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.58 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 7.81 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 7.97 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.26 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.35 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.47 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.4 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.48 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.8 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.82 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.57 years | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.91 years | 3.32 years | 4.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.41 years | 5.05 years | 5.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.54 years | 5.21 years | 6.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.37 years | 6.28 years | 8.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.51 years | 8.35 years | 8.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.77 years | 8.57 years | 8.9 years | 3 |
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More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 1?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 1 was 8.57 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release