School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.45 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 15.45 years.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 15.75 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.22 years, in 1971.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.43 years | — |
| 1971 | 11.22 years | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 11.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 11.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 11.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 11.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 11.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 11.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 11.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 11.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 11.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 11.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 11.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 11.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 11.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 12.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 12.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 12.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 12.04 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 12.01 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 11.84 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 11.7 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 11.93 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 12.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 12.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 12.41 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 12.76 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 13.09 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 13.47 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 13.73 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 14.03 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 14.35 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 14.6 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.42 years | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.64 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 14.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.97 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.15 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 15.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.31 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 15.24 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.75 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 15.65 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.52 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.45 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.45 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.43 years | 11.22 years | 11.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.95 years | 11.74 years | 12.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.33 years | 11.7 years | 13.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6 years | 13.73 years | 15.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.49 years | 15.24 years | 15.75 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics was 15.45 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 15.75 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.22 years in 1971.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.