School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 17.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) is 17.4 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 17.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.69 years, in 2000.
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 3rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.7 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.69 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.94 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.15 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.22 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.3 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 17.4 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7 years | 15.7 years | 15.7 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.03 years | 15.69 years | 16.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.77 years | 16.4 years | 17.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.33 years | 17.15 years | 17.41 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 72.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 17.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.41 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.69 years in 2000.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release