School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 13.08 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
13.08 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
3rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.16 years
in 2013
All-time low
12.82 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) stood at 13.08 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 13.16 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.82 years, in 1999.
That places ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.82 years | — |
| 2000 | 12.82 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.84 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 13 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 13.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.02 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.01 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.1 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.1 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.03 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.05 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.08 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.82 years | 12.82 years | 12.82 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.94 years | 12.82 years | 13.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1 years | 13.03 years | 13.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.07 years | 13.05 years | 13.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- 1 Vanuatu 17.5 years compare
- 2 Monaco 17.19 years compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.76 years compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 15.59 years compare
- 5 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 15.35 years
- 6 Australia 14.61 years compare
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 72.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 13.08 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.16 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.82 years in 1999.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release