School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia stood at 2.63 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 2.63 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.93 years, in 1999.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia 17th 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, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.93 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.99 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.02 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.05 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.14 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.19 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.24 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.29 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.34 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.37 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.31 years | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.34 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.43 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.46 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.49 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.52 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.49 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.56 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.63 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.93 years | 1.93 years | 1.93 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.12 years | 1.95 years | 2.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 years | 2.31 years | 2.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 years | 2.49 years | 2.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2807 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 2.63 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release