School life expectancy, secondary, male in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.65 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.65 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.65 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.38 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Region 3 recorded 4.65 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 4.65 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.38 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, male in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.4 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.38 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 2.4 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.39 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.43 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.48 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 2.56 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.6 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.68 years | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 2.68 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.73 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 2.86 years | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 2.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.82 years | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.88 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.94 years | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.05 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.1 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 3.14 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.21 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.25 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.3 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.38 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.34 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.45 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.55 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.53 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.62 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.67 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.73 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.8 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.96 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.1 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.17 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.24 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.42 years | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.48 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.59 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.65 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 years | 2.38 years | 2.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.72 years | 2.56 years | 2.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.02 years | 2.82 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.39 years | 3.21 years | 3.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 years | 3.67 years | 4.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 years | 4.5 years | 4.65 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
- 125 Cayman Islands 5.1 years compare
- 126 South Africa 5.1 years compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 5.09 years compare
- 128 Gabon 5.07 years compare
- 129 Côte d'Ivoire 5.07 years compare
- 130 Barbados 5.03 years compare
- 131 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.03 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, male in GPE: Region 3?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in GPE: Region 3 was 4.65 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 years in 1971.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release