School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.71 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 2, 1970β2024
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.
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 New Zealand 5.8 years compare
- 114 Cayman Islands 5.8 years compare
- 115 Belize 5.79 years compare
- 116 Naoero, Republic of 5.78 years compare
- 117 Senegal 5.77 years compare
- 118 Iraq 5.76 years compare
- 119 Canada 5.71 years compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 21.33 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 51.61 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 22.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 22.00 million (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release