School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 3.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe is 3.05 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe peaked at 3.05 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.51 years, in 2000.
That places SDG: Europe 6th 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 in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.51 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.51 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.55 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.58 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.68 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.71 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.75 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.81 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.83 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.92 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.82 years | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.87 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.91 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.96 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.99 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.01 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.05 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.51 years | 2.51 years | 2.51 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.66 years | 2.51 years | 2.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 years | 2.82 years | 3.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 years | 3.01 years | 3.05 years | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 20.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 20.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 24.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe was 3.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 years in 2000.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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