School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.2 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.32 years
in 2012
All-time low
3.66 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 3 is 5.2 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 5.32 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.66 years, in 1971.
That places GPE: Region 3 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 3, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.66 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.73 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 3.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 3.74 years | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.84 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 3.93 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 3.99 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 4.07 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 4.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 4.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 4.23 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 4.34 years | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 4.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.47 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 4.46 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 4.43 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.54 years | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 4.53 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.48 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 4.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 4.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.61 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.68 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 4.67 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.71 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.83 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.94 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.01 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.05 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.11 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.24 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 5.31 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.28 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.24 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.22 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.13 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.11 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.08 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.07 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.07 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.12 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.2 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.85 years | 3.66 years | 4.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4 years | 4.15 years | 4.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6 years | 4.48 years | 4.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.94 years | 4.71 years | 5.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 years | 5.08 years | 5.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 years | 5.07 years | 5.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
- 171 Martinique 4.83 years compare
- 172 Honduras 4.79 years compare
- 173 Reunion 4.79 years compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 4.76 years compare
- 175 San Marino 4.74 years compare
- 176 Uzbekistan 4.71 years compare
- 177 Mongolia 4.65 years compare
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 3?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Region 3 was 5.2 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 years in 1971.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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