School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 16.86 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 16.86 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.1 years, in 2000.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 8th 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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.12 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.28 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 15.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.54 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.12 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.52 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 16.49 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.46 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.78 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.86 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.12 years | 15.12 years | 15.12 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.6 years | 15.1 years | 15.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4 years | 16.1 years | 16.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.79 years | 16.59 years | 16.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- 5 New Zealand 19.21 years compare
- 6 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.06 years compare
- 7 Belgium 18.92 years compare
- 8 Ireland 18.81 years compare
- 9 Türkiye 18.8 years compare
- 10 Hong Kong, China 18.72 years compare
- 11 Argentina 18.63 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0612 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4441 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 16.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 16.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.86 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1 years in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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