School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.6 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
4.6 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
197th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.89 years
in 2005
All-time low
4.59 years
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia is 4.6 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 4.89 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.59 years, in 2022.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 197th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.67 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.84 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.89 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.87 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.87 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.85 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.83 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.78 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.74 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.73 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.68 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.68 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.59 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.6 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.67 years | 4.67 years | 4.67 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.81 years | 4.67 years | 4.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 years | 4.68 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 years | 4.59 years | 4.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 4.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 years in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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