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

GPE: Region 1: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 8.83 years in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.83 years
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
203rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.28 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.9 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 1, 1970–2022

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

GPE: Region 1 recorded 8.83 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2022.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 9.28 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.9 years, in 1971.

That places GPE: Region 1 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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, male in GPE: Region 1, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) in GPE: Region 1, 1970 to 2022.
Year years Change
1970 4.9 years
1971 4.9 years -0.1%
1972 5.02 years +2.6%
1973 5.13 years +2.1%
1974 5.36 years +4.5%
1975 5.59 years +4.4%
1976 5.82 years +4.0%
1977 5.99 years +2.9%
1978 6.13 years +2.3%
1979 6.39 years +4.3%
1980 6.62 years +3.6%
1981 6.83 years +3.2%
1982 6.92 years +1.4%
1983 6.9 years -0.3%
1984 6.78 years -1.7%
1985 6.72 years -0.8%
1986 6.73 years +0.0%
1987 6.8 years +1.0%
1988 6.79 years -0.1%
1989 6.72 years -0.9%
1990 6.51 years -3.2%
1991 6.46 years -0.8%
1992 6.11 years -5.4%
1993 6.04 years -1.2%
1994 6.24 years +3.3%
1995 6.29 years +0.8%
1996 6.51 years +3.5%
1997 6.81 years +4.5%
1998 7.03 years +3.3%
1999 7.09 years +0.8%
2000 7.25 years +2.3%
2001 7.49 years +3.3%
2002 7.68 years +2.5%
2003 7.92 years +3.2%
2004 8.12 years +2.5%
2005 8.48 years +4.4%
2006 8.64 years +1.9%
2007 8.8 years +1.8%
2008 9.01 years +2.4%
2009 9.04 years +0.3%
2010 9.04 years -0.0%
2011 9.07 years +0.4%
2012 9.12 years +0.5%
2013 9.04 years -0.9%
2014 8.98 years -0.6%
2015 8.87 years -1.2%
2016 8.95 years +0.9%
2017 9.05 years +1.1%
2018 9.13 years +0.9%
2019 9.2 years +0.8%
2020 9.28 years +0.8%
2021 9.14 years -1.5%
2022 8.83 years -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.52 years 4.9 years 6.39 years 10
1980s 6.78 years 6.62 years 6.92 years 10
1990s 6.51 years 6.04 years 7.09 years 10
2000s 8.24 years 7.25 years 9.04 years 10
2010s 9.05 years 8.87 years 9.2 years 10
2020s 9.08 years 8.83 years 9.28 years 3

Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1

  1. 200 Mali 6.96 years compare
  2. 201 Tokelau 6.9 years compare
  3. 202 Guinea-Bissau 6.89 years compare
  4. 203 Sudan 6.67 years compare
  5. 204 Burkina Faso 6.59 years compare
  6. 205 Djibouti 6.46 years compare
  7. 206 Niger 5.34 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 1?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 1 was 8.83 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
The highest recorded value was 9.28 years in 2020.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
The lowest recorded value was 4.9 years in 1971.
How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
GPE: Region 1 ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release