School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 9.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.71 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.71 years
in 2024
All-time low
5.31 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3 stood at 9.71 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 9.71 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.31 years, in 1971.
That places GPE: Region 3 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.31 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.31 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 5.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 5.4 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.54 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 5.62 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 5.7 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 5.82 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 5.9 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.99 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 6.06 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.21 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 6.34 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 6.45 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 6.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 6.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 6.71 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 6.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 6.64 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 6.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 6.82 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6.99 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 7.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 7.2 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.32 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 7.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.49 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 7.57 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 7.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.83 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 7.98 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.17 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.37 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.53 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.75 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.89 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 9 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.22 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.41 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.58 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 9.71 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.54 years | 5.31 years | 5.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.41 years | 5.99 years | 6.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.05 years | 6.64 years | 7.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.05 years | 7.57 years | 8.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.11 years | 8.75 years | 9.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.53 years | 9.45 years | 9.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
- 140 Philippines 10.72 years compare
- 141 Lesotho 10.72 years compare
- 142 Kenya 10.7 years compare
- 143 Ghana 10.68 years compare
- 144 Seychelles 10.67 years compare
- 145 Azerbaijan 10.65 years compare
- 146 Malawi 10.63 years compare
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1627 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3 was 9.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 9.71 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 years in 1971.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release