School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.59 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.59 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.77 years
in 2020
All-time low
7.99 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 8.59 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 8.77 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.99 years, in 1999.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 100th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.99 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.99 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.15 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 8.38 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 8.36 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.21 years | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.46 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.68 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.61 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.62 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.61 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.71 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.71 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.6 years | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8.59 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.99 years | 7.99 years | 7.99 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.25 years | 7.99 years | 8.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6 years | 8.46 years | 8.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 years | 8.59 years | 8.77 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- 97 Georgia 8.96 years compare
- 98 Viet Nam 8.95 years compare
- 99 Estonia 8.91 years compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.91 years compare
- 101 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.9 years compare
- 102 Latvia 8.9 years compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 8.87 years compare
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1623 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8052 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 8.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.99 years in 1999.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release