School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.6289 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6289 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6289 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.124 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 stood at 0.6289 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 0.6289 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.124 years, in 1970.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 173rd 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, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.124 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1248 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1329 years | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1443 years | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1565 years | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1698 years | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.184 years | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2023 years | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2121 years | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2145 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2209 years | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2308 years | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2422 years | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2457 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.251 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2406 years | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2415 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2438 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2408 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.218 years | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2058 years | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.184 years | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2071 years | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2305 years | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2519 years | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2734 years | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2966 years | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3203 years | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3442 years | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3664 years | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.372 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3817 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3991 years | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3803 years | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.401 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4205 years | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4299 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4388 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4464 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4715 years | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.501 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4759 years | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.491 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5158 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5332 years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5724 years | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5717 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5774 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5965 years | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5906 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6129 years | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6038 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.603 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6171 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6289 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1665 years | 0.124 years | 0.2145 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2375 years | 0.218 years | 0.251 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.268 years | 0.184 years | 0.3664 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4141 years | 0.372 years | 0.4715 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5425 years | 0.4759 years | 0.5965 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6131 years | 0.603 years | 0.6289 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
- 170 Ethiopia 0.3817 years compare
- 171 Mozambique 0.3731 years compare
- 172 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3725 years compare
- 173 Sint Maarten 0.3573 years compare
- 174 Eswatini 0.3504 years compare
- 175 Dominica 0.3474 years compare
- 176 Burundi 0.3464 years compare
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.43 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.3% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 40.11 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 was 0.6289 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6289 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.124 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release