School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.65 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.65 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.8 years
in 2020
All-time low
7.93 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia is 8.65 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 8.8 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.93 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 96th 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.93 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.18 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 8.33 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.31 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.19 years | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.17 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.42 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.6 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.54 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.53 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.74 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.66 years | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 8.65 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.93 years | 7.93 years | 7.93 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.23 years | 7.93 years | 8.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 years | 8.42 years | 8.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.72 years | 8.65 years | 8.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 8.65 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.93 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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