School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 17.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.39 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
4th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.4 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.67 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area, 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 WB: Euro Area is 17.39 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 WB: Euro Area peaked at 17.4 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.67 years, in 2000.
WB: Euro Area ranks 4th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.67 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.67 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.13 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.38 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.94 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 17.39 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.67 years | 15.67 years | 15.67 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 16 years | 15.67 years | 16.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.75 years | 16.38 years | 17.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.32 years | 17.14 years | 17.4 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area was 17.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.67 years in 2000.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release