School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 17.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.12 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
5th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.13 years
in 2022
All-time low
15.37 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 17.12 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 17.13 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.37 years, in 2000.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.38 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.37 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 15.66 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.86 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.38 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.59 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.58 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 17.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.13 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.12 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.38 years | 15.38 years | 15.38 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.79 years | 15.37 years | 16.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6 years | 16.27 years | 16.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.07 years | 16.88 years | 17.13 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0016 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 17.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.13 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.37 years in 2000.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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