School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe recorded 16.45 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 16.45 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.72 years, in 2000.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 13th 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.74 years | — |
| 2000 | 12.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.08 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 13.45 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 13.73 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 13.56 years | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 13.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 13.85 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.02 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 14.63 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.88 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.62 years | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 15.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.77 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.03 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.01 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.22 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 16.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 16.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.45 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.74 years | 12.74 years | 12.74 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.64 years | 12.72 years | 14.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.53 years | 14.63 years | 16.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.28 years | 16.01 years | 16.45 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1623 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8052 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 16.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 16.45 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.72 years in 2000.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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