School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.36 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.36 years
in 2024
All-time low
5.68 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3 stood at 11.36 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 11.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.68 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 3 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.68 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 5.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 5.83 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.82 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.94 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 5.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 6.08 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 6.24 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.34 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 6.44 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 6.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.6 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 6.75 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 6.88 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 7 years | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 7 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 7.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 7.2 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 7.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 7.16 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 7.25 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 7.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.54 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 7.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 7.72 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.92 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 7.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.09 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8.26 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.46 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.62 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.82 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.9 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.15 years | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 9.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.37 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.68 years | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 9.87 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.05 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 10.21 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.34 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.48 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 10.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.65 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.81 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 10.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.95 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.36 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.94 years | 5.68 years | 6.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.87 years | 6.44 years | 7.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.59 years | 7.16 years | 8.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.76 years | 8.16 years | 9.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.27 years | 9.68 years | 10.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.06 years | 10.85 years | 11.36 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
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, female 38.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3 was 11.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 11.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.68 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release