School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 6.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.04 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.32 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.73 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 1, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 1 is 6.04 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 6.32 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.73 years, in 1970.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.73 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 2.81 years | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.88 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 3.09 years | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 3.25 years | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 3.4 years | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 3.55 years | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 3.71 years | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 3.92 years | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 4.13 years | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 4.32 years | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 4.38 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 4.35 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.24 years | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 4.2 years | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 4.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.17 years | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 4.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 4 years | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 3.97 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.8 years | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 3.78 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.9 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 3.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 4 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.31 years | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 4.45 years | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 4.52 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.69 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 4.87 years | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 5.03 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.26 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.42 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.76 years | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 5.93 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.09 years | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.26 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 6.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.23 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.11 years | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.15 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.09 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.07 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.99 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.05 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.12 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.18 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.32 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.21 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.97 years | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 6.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 6.04 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.21 years | 2.73 years | 3.92 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.24 years | 4.13 years | 4.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 years | 3.78 years | 4.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.56 years | 4.69 years | 6.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.12 years | 5.99 years | 6.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.11 years | 5.97 years | 6.32 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 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) 8.31 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 1?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 1 was 6.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 6.32 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release