School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.48 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.48 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.48 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.4059 years
in 1977
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 is 1.48 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 1.48 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4059 years, in 1977.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 132nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4445 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4391 years | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4308 years | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4249 years | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4214 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4087 years | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4062 years | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4059 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4162 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4358 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4438 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4507 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4556 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4667 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4933 years | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4968 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4861 years | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4955 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4878 years | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5038 years | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5002 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5036 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5026 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5068 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.522 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5359 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5494 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5774 years | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5858 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6112 years | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6141 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6364 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6485 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6642 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6926 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7249 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7451 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7794 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8267 years | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8718 years | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.903 years | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9488 years | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9985 years | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.06 years | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.11 years | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.14 years | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.12 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.21 years | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.25 years | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.32 years | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.37 years | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.46 years | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 1.48 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4234 years | 0.4059 years | 0.4445 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.478 years | 0.4438 years | 0.5038 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5395 years | 0.5002 years | 0.6112 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7204 years | 0.6141 years | 0.8718 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 years | 0.903 years | 1.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 years | 1.25 years | 1.48 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
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, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 was 1.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4059 years in 1977.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release