School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Monaco
Monaco: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 17.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Monaco, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Monaco recorded 17.19 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Monaco peaked at 18.32 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.54 years, in 2008.
That places Monaco 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Monaco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.73 years | — |
| 1972 | 16.97 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 16.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 17.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.61 years | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 16.98 years | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 17.6 years | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 17.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 17.95 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 17.65 years | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 17.4 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 17.16 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 17.12 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.54 years | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 17.88 years | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 18.3 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 18.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.99 years | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 18.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 17.83 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.69 years | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.19 years | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.9 years | 16.73 years | 16.98 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 17.08 years | 17.08 years | 17.08 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.38 years | 16.61 years | 17.95 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.83 years | 16.54 years | 17.12 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.12 years | 17.88 years | 18.32 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.69 years | 17.19 years | 18.08 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 1 Vanuatu 17.5 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 compare
More education data for Monaco
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 195 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.58 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 120.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Monaco?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Monaco was 17.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 18.32 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.54 years in 2008.
- How does Monaco rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Monaco ranks 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Monaco 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release