School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 8.39 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
8.39 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
197th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.5 years
in 2013
All-time low
2.82 years
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 2 is 8.39 years, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 8.5 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.82 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 2 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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, female in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.82 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.89 years | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 3.04 years | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 3.1 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 3.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.19 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 3.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 3.56 years | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 4.01 years | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 4.4 years | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 4.6 years | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 4.88 years | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 5.2 years | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 5.25 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.22 years | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 4.96 years | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 4.91 years | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 4.83 years | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 4.72 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.68 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 4.9 years | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 4.99 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 5.12 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 5.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.96 years | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 5.12 years | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 5.27 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 5.41 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.64 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 5.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.88 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 6.11 years | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 6.43 years | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 6.63 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.84 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.78 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.95 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.24 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 7.47 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.77 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 8.07 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5 years | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 8.28 years | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 8.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.23 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.39 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.33 years | 2.82 years | 4.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.98 years | 4.6 years | 5.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 years | 4.68 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.42 years | 5.64 years | 7.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.15 years | 7.47 years | 8.5 years | 9 |
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, both sexes 44.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 22.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 2?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 2 was 8.39 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release