School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 11.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.5 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
142nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.5 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.23 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in GPE: Region 3 is 11.5 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 11.5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.23 years, in 1970.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 142nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.23 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 7.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 7.49 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 7.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 7.56 years | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 7.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 7.88 years | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 7.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 8.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 8.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 8.09 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 8.27 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 8.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.47 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 8.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 8.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 8.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 8.47 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 8.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.73 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 8.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.86 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.99 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 8.98 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.93 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.16 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 9.26 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.43 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.64 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.87 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 10.09 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 10.26 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.44 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.61 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.81 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.2 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 11.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.5 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.56 years | 7.23 years | 7.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.36 years | 8.08 years | 8.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.74 years | 8.47 years | 8.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.38 years | 8.93 years | 9.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7 years | 10.09 years | 11.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.34 years | 11.21 years | 11.5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in GPE: Region 3?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in GPE: Region 3 was 11.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.23 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release