School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 3.08 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.08 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.08 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.5955 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 stood at 3.08 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 3.08 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5955 years, in 1970.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5955 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6061 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6579 years | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6854 years | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.695 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7402 years | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7801 years | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8307 years | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9126 years | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 1.01 years | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 1.09 years | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 1.2 years | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 1.31 years | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 1.43 years | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 1.53 years | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 1.54 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.4 years | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 1.39 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.34 years | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.38 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.41 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.47 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.5 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.56 years | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.65 years | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.73 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.82 years | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.92 years | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.96 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.16 years | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.31 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.48 years | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 2.62 years | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.66 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.91 years | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.74 years | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 2.82 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.78 years | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.83 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9 years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.97 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.04 years | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.08 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.08 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7509 years | 0.5955 years | 1.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 years | 1.09 years | 1.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 years | 1.35 years | 1.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 years | 1.56 years | 2.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 years | 2.48 years | 2.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 years | 2.97 years | 3.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 3.08 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5955 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release