School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.71 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
116th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.71 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.39 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 2 stood at 5.71 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 5.71 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.39 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 2 116th 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, female (years) (life female years) in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.39 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.48 years | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 2.59 years | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 2.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 2.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 2.67 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.98 years | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 3.36 years | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 3.69 years | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 3.83 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 4.03 years | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 4.24 years | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 4.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.1 years | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.85 years | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 3.77 years | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.66 years | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.61 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.54 years | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 3.73 years | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 3.81 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.91 years | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.84 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.63 years | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 3.77 years | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 3.89 years | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 4.02 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 4.2 years | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.16 years | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.26 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.37 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.63 years | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 4.75 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.9 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.82 years | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.81 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.93 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.01 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.19 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.34 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.51 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.45 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.36 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.33 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.51 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.62 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.68 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.71 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.81 years | 2.39 years | 3.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.96 years | 3.61 years | 4.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8 years | 3.54 years | 4.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.58 years | 4.16 years | 4.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 years | 5.01 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 years | 5.51 years | 5.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 113 Egypt 5.81 years compare
- 114 United States 5.81 years compare
- 115 Kenya 5.81 years compare
- 116 New Caledonia 5.81 years compare
- 117 New Zealand 5.8 years compare
- 118 Cayman Islands 5.8 years compare
- 119 Belize 5.79 years compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 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) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 2?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 2 was 5.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release