School life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.94 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.94 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.94 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3565 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Region 2 is 2.94 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 2.94 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3565 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 2 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3565 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3636 years | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4024 years | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4349 years | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4433 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4675 years | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4904 years | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.52 years | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5834 years | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6391 years | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6906 years | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.778 years | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8737 years | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8784 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8938 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.03 years | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 1.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.07 years | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.07 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.04 years | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.09 years | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.11 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.16 years | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.19 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.22 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.26 years | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.37 years | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5 years | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.58 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.64 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.82 years | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 1.98 years | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.15 years | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 2.27 years | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 2.36 years | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.61 years | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 2.44 years | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 2.55 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.51 years | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.55 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7 years | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.78 years | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.86 years | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.88 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.94 years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 2.94 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4701 years | 0.3565 years | 0.6391 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9377 years | 0.6906 years | 1.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 years | 1.05 years | 1.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 years | 1.3 years | 1.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 years | 2.15 years | 2.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 years | 2.78 years | 2.94 years | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 21.33 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 51.61 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 44.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 22.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Region 2?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Region 2 was 2.94 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3565 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release