School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 8.49 years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 8.71 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.9 years, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 108th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.9 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.24 years | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.27 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 8.27 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.43 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.52 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.71 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.71 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.54 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.52 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.49 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.55 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.44 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.49 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9 years | 7.9 years | 7.9 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.29 years | 7.91 years | 8.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 years | 8.46 years | 8.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.49 years | 8.44 years | 8.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 8.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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