School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.07 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
83rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.33 years
in 2019
All-time low
9.83 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 11.07 years.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 11.33 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.83 years, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.83 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.05 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 10.24 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.35 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.26 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.4 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.72 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.86 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.82 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.2 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 11.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.18 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.16 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.12 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.09 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.07 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.83 years | 9.83 years | 9.83 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.29 years | 9.84 years | 10.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1 years | 10.72 years | 11.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.09 years | 11.07 years | 11.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 80 Palau 12.12 years compare
- 81 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.08 years compare
- 82 Chile 12.07 years compare
- 83 Latvia 12.04 years compare
- 84 North Macedonia 12.04 years compare
- 85 Andorra 12.02 years compare
- 86 Timor-Leste 12.02 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 11.07 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.33 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.83 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release