School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe is 8.63 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 8.82 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.13 years, in 1999.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.13 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.27 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.5 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 8.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.32 years | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.3 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.45 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.65 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.57 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.57 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.82 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.77 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.77 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.64 years | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 8.63 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.13 years | 8.13 years | 8.13 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.34 years | 8.13 years | 8.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.58 years | 8.45 years | 8.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.73 years | 8.63 years | 8.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- 95 Slovenia 8.98 years compare
- 96 Indonesia 8.98 years compare
- 97 Republic of Korea 8.97 years compare
- 98 Armenia 8.95 years compare
- 99 Estonia 8.94 years compare
- 100 Philippines 8.94 years compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 8.91 years compare
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 8.63 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.82 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 years in 1999.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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