School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) is 17.38 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 17.38 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.31 years, in 2000.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.33 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.53 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 15.84 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.84 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.02 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 16.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.9 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.87 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.92 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 17.25 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 17.37 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.38 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.33 years | 15.33 years | 15.33 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.9 years | 15.31 years | 16.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.77 years | 16.46 years | 16.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.27 years | 17.01 years | 17.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.5176 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0554 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,120 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 17.38 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.38 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.31 years in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release