School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.37 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Region 3 stood at 5.37 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 5.55 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.53 years, in 1970.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 169th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.79 years | 4.53 years | 5.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.16 years | 5.07 years | 5.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.16 years | 5.07 years | 5.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.33 years | 5.14 years | 5.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 years | 5.38 years | 5.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 years | 5.36 years | 5.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
- 166 Syrian Arab Republic 4.99 years compare
- 167 Yemen 4.97 years compare
- 168 Comoros 4.96 years compare
- 169 Lebanon 4.93 years compare
- 170 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4.9 years compare
- 171 Uzbekistan 4.88 years compare
- 172 Martinique 4.87 years compare
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 55.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 35.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 71.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 79.31 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Region 3?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Region 3 was 5.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release