School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 9.13 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 9.13 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.88 years, in 1970.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.88 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.96 years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 5.06 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 5.01 years | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 4.99 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.12 years | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 5.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 5.46 years | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 5.98 years | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 6.53 years | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 6.77 years | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 7.08 years | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 7.49 years | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 7.8 years | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 7.93 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 7.6 years | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 6.93 years | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 6.62 years | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 6.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 6.33 years | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 6.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6.55 years | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 6.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.73 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 6.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.66 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 6.31 years | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 6.49 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 6.66 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.77 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7.05 years | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 7.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.32 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.47 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.85 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.97 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 8.09 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.87 years | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.17 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 8.35 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.69 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 8.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.06 years | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 8.82 years | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.71 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.71 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.71 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.82 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 9.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.13 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.31 years | 4.88 years | 6.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.12 years | 6.33 years | 7.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.59 years | 6.31 years | 6.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.68 years | 7.05 years | 8.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.73 years | 8.35 years | 9.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.04 years | 8.9 years | 9.13 years | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
- 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2 was 9.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 9.13 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release