School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 4.87 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
4.87 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.03 years
in 2005
All-time low
4.78 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Europe stood at 4.87 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 5.03 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.78 years, in 1999.
SDG: Europe ranks 192nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.78 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.78 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.82 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.89 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.97 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.03 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.97 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.96 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.96 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.95 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.94 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.94 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.83 years | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.84 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.87 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.78 years | 4.78 years | 4.78 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.93 years | 4.78 years | 5.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.96 years | 4.94 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.85 years | 4.83 years | 4.87 years | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Europe?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Europe was 4.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.78 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release