School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 9.22 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 1, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 1 stood at 9.22 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 9.54 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.43 years, in 1971.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 172nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.44 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.53 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 3.63 years | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 3.87 years | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 4.08 years | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 4.28 years | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 4.49 years | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 4.69 years | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 4.93 years | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 5.22 years | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 5.47 years | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 5.58 years | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 5.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.59 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.67 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 5.72 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 5.71 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 5.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.66 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 5.62 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 5.44 years | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 5.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.59 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.68 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.05 years | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.25 years | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 6.37 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.58 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 6.82 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 7.04 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 7.3 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 7.53 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 7.93 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 8.18 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.33 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.65 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 8.76 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.76 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.91 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.96 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.05 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.18 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.31 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.42 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.54 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.45 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.22 years | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.04 years | 3.43 years | 4.93 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.59 years | 5.22 years | 5.75 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.77 years | 5.42 years | 6.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.71 years | 6.58 years | 8.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.03 years | 8.76 years | 9.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 years | 9.22 years | 9.54 years | 3 |
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More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 1?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 1 was 9.22 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.43 years in 1971.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release