School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.29 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
12.29 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
21st
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.53 years
in 2013
All-time low
11.98 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 12.29 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 12.53 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.98 years, in 1999.
That places SDG: Europe 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.98 years | — |
| 2000 | 11.98 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.15 years | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.19 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.17 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.13 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.22 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.53 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.46 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.39 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.38 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.37 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.24 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 12.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.29 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.98 years | 11.98 years | 11.98 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.16 years | 11.98 years | 12.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.37 years | 12.22 years | 12.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.26 years | 12.24 years | 12.29 years | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Europe?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Europe was 12.29 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.53 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.98 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release