School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.82 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
12.82 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
7th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.04 years
in 2013
All-time low
12.39 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) recorded 12.82 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 13.04 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.39 years, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.39 years | — |
| 2000 | 12.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.52 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 12.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.59 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 12.69 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.66 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.04 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 12.97 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.92 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.88 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.84 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.77 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 12.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.81 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.81 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.82 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.39 years | 12.39 years | 12.39 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.56 years | 12.39 years | 12.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.84 years | 12.66 years | 13.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.81 years | 12.77 years | 12.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0612 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4441 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 16.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 12.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.04 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.39 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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