School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.15 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
9.15 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
35th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.43 years
in 2006
All-time low
9.1 years
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 9.15 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 9.43 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.1 years, in 2022.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 35th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.22 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.22 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.34 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.38 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.35 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.31 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.27 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.22 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.25 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.25 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.14 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.12 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.15 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.22 years | 9.22 years | 9.22 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.36 years | 9.22 years | 9.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.28 years | 9.22 years | 9.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.13 years | 9.1 years | 9.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0016 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 9.15 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.43 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 years in 2022.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release