School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.25 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.35 years
in 2019
All-time low
14.97 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 16.25 years.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 16.35 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.97 years, in 2000.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 19th 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.98 years | — |
| 2000 | 14.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.14 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 15.33 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.52 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.52 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.68 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.05 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.28 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.28 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.3 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 16.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 16.24 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 16.21 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.25 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.98 years | 14.98 years | 14.98 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.53 years | 14.97 years | 15.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.24 years | 16.05 years | 16.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.27 years | 16.21 years | 16.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 16.25 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 16.35 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.97 years in 2000.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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