School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.38 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 15.38 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 15.38 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.1 years, in 1975.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.25 years | — |
| 1971 | 11.18 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 11.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 11.13 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 11.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 11.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 11.11 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 11.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 11.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 11.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 11.18 years | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 11.31 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 11.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 11.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 11.66 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 11.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 11.89 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 11.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 11.83 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 11.77 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 11.71 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 11.55 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 11.38 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 11.21 years | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 11.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 11.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 11.41 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.52 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.18 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 12.53 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 12.79 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 12.71 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.95 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 13.92 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 13.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 14.58 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 14.71 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.91 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.34 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 15.38 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.18 years | 11.1 years | 11.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.57 years | 11.18 years | 11.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.49 years | 11.21 years | 11.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.71 years | 11.78 years | 13.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.65 years | 13.6 years | 15.38 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 15.38 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.38 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 years in 1975.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.