School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.74 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.74 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
200th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.74 years
in 2022
All-time low
0.851 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 stood at 2.74 years. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 2.74 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.851 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 1 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.851 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8514 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8863 years | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9124 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9433 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9911 years | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.05 years | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 1.09 years | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 1.14 years | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.17 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.23 years | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1.29 years | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.34 years | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.39 years | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.46 years | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 1.53 years | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.57 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.61 years | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.61 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.72 years | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.64 years | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.64 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.71 years | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.69 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.66 years | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.71 years | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.77 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.82 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.86 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.93 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.95 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.02 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.09 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.19 years | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.25 years | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.32 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.47 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.51 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.51 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.54 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.58 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.61 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.64 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.68 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.71 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.74 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9878 years | 0.851 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 years | 1.23 years | 1.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 years | 1.64 years | 1.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 years | 1.86 years | 2.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 years | 2.32 years | 2.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 years | 2.68 years | 2.74 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
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, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 was 2.74 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.851 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release