School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.16 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 12.16 years.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 12.23 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.47 years, in 1971.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.47 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.47 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 10.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 10.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 10.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 10.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 10.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 10.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 10.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 10.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 10.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 10.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 11.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 11.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 11.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 11.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 11.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 11.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 11.23 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 11.15 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 11.09 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 10.89 years | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 10.81 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 10.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 10.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 11.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 11.22 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 11.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.64 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 11.72 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.61 years | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 11.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.86 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.2 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.2 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.16 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.16 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.61 years | 10.47 years | 10.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.08 years | 10.83 years | 11.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.05 years | 10.81 years | 11.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.68 years | 11.45 years | 11.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1 years | 11.86 years | 12.23 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 7 Australia 14.43 years compare
- 8 Netherlands 14.35 years compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.33 years compare
- 10 New Zealand 14.28 years compare
- 11 Slovenia 14.08 years compare
- 12 Tonga 14.02 years compare
- 13 Uruguay 13.98 years compare
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 12.16 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 12.23 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.47 years in 1971.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.