School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 8.88 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 stood at 8.88 years.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 9.1 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.92 years, in 1970.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 199th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.92 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.97 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 4.11 years | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 4.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 4.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 4.22 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 4.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.55 years | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 5.03 years | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 5.52 years | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 5.74 years | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 6.04 years | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 6.42 years | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 6.6 years | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 6.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 6.49 years | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 6.04 years | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 5.87 years | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 5.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 5.65 years | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 5.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.88 years | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 5.95 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 6.09 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 6.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.07 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.81 years | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 5.98 years | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.14 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.22 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.51 years | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 6.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.76 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.02 years | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 7.35 years | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 7.53 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.72 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6 years | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.73 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 8 years | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.18 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.51 years | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 8.7 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.1 years | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 8.88 years | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.83 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.79 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.88 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.38 years | 3.92 years | 5.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.14 years | 5.65 years | 6.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.99 years | 5.68 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.28 years | 6.51 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.74 years | 8.18 years | 9.1 years | 9 |
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, 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, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 8.88 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release