School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9931 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9931 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.999 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9893 GPIA
in 2020
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Europe is 0.9931 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Europe peaked at 0.999 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9893 GPIA, in 2020.
That places SDG: Europe 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9946 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9938 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9941 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9912 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9944 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.994 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9934 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9968 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9931 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9893 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9894 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9927 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9931 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9946 GPIA | 0.9946 GPIA | 0.9946 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.994 GPIA | 0.9912 GPIA | 0.995 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9958 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 0.999 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.991 GPIA | 0.9893 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 75 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 75 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
- 77 France 1 GPIA compare
- 78 New Zealand 1 GPIA compare
- 79 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 80 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 81 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Europe?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Europe was 0.9931 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.999 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9893 GPIA in 2020.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Europe ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release