School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 11.38 years.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 11.54 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.7 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 74th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.7 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.97 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 10.14 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 10.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.42 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 10.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.72 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 10.9 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.94 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.47 years | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 11.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.42 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.39 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.38 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 11.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.38 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7 years | 9.7 years | 9.7 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.26 years | 9.72 years | 10.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.29 years | 10.9 years | 11.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.38 years | 11.35 years | 11.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 71 United Arab Emirates 12.32 years compare
- 72 Lithuania 12.31 years compare
- 73 Martinique 12.29 years
- 74 Kiribati 12.27 years compare
- 75 Kuwait 12.24 years compare
- 76 Peru 12.24 years compare
- 77 Republic of Moldova 12.19 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 11.38 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 11.54 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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