School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 3.08 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) recorded 3.08 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 3.15 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.84 years, in 1999.
That places ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.84 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.84 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.89 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.88 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.87 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.86 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.94 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.97 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.02 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.15 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.97 years | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.01 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.08 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.08 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.84 years | 2.84 years | 2.84 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.94 years | 2.84 years | 3.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 years | 2.97 years | 3.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 years | 3.01 years | 3.08 years | 5 |
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More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,449 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 3.08 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 years in 1999.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release