School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.39 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 15.39 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 15.39 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.1 years, in 1974.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.24 years | — |
| 1971 | 11.15 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 11.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 11.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 11.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 11.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 11.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 11.23 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 11.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 11.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 11.25 years | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 11.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 11.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 11.57 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 11.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 11.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 11.9 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 11.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 11.86 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 11.8 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 11.72 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 11.56 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 11.45 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 11.31 years | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 11.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 11.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 11.71 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 11.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 12.02 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 12.4 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 12.75 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 13 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 12.9 years | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.15 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 13.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 13.43 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.79 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.06 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 14.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.97 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 15.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.35 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.39 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.18 years | 11.1 years | 11.32 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.61 years | 11.25 years | 11.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.59 years | 11.31 years | 11.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.93 years | 12.02 years | 13.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.73 years | 13.79 years | 15.39 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.39 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.39 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 years in 1974.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.