School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.61 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.61 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.61 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.11 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 stood at 4.61 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 4.61 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.11 years, in 1971.
That places GPE: Region 3 128th 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, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.12 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 2.19 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.22 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.28 years | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.31 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.38 years | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 2.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.43 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.47 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.58 years | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 2.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.56 years | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.61 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.68 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.74 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.81 years | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.88 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.94 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.03 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.09 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.15 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.21 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.24 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.25 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.36 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 3.46 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.54 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.66 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.73 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.85 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.03 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.11 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.38 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.44 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.56 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 4.61 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.14 years | 2.11 years | 2.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.43 years | 2.27 years | 2.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 years | 2.56 years | 3.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3 years | 3.09 years | 3.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 years | 3.6 years | 4.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.52 years | 4.47 years | 4.61 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
- 125 French Polynesia 5.23 years compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 5.21 years compare
- 127 Bermuda 5.21 years compare
- 128 Gabon 5.21 years compare
- 129 East Timor 5.2 years compare
- 130 Belize 5.19 years compare
- 131 Philippines 5.16 years compare
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, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 was 4.61 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 years in 1971.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release