School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 1.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.55 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.55 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3784 years
in 1977
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Region 3 recorded 1.55 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 1.55 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3784 years, in 1977.
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, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4189 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4134 years | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4057 years | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3994 years | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3931 years | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3815 years | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.379 years | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3784 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3888 years | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4042 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4076 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4139 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.42 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.427 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4462 years | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4486 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4364 years | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4451 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4427 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4588 years | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4542 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4633 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4647 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4723 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4843 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4966 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5008 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5321 years | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5494 years | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5856 years | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5905 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6011 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6348 years | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6454 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6723 years | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7061 years | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7418 years | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7827 years | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8205 years | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8658 years | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8906 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9335 years | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 years | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 years | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 years | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.17 years | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.16 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.14 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.23 years | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.28 years | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.35 years | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.42 years | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.52 years | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 1.55 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3963 years | 0.3784 years | 0.4189 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4346 years | 0.4076 years | 0.4588 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5003 years | 0.4542 years | 0.5856 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7061 years | 0.5905 years | 0.8658 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 years | 0.8906 years | 1.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 years | 1.28 years | 1.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
- 125 South Africa 1.48 years compare
- 126 Cape Verde 1.43 years compare
- 127 Sri Lanka 1.3 years compare
- 128 Samoa 1.3 years compare
- 129 Tajikistan 1.3 years compare
- 130 Myanmar 1.23 years compare
- 131 Zimbabwe 1.22 years compare
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in GPE: Region 3 was 1.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3784 years in 1977.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release