School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand is 16.97 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 17.04 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.5 years, in 2000.
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th 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, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.51 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.73 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.93 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 16.14 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 16.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 16.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.78 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 16.96 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.96 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.93 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 17.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.96 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.97 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.51 years | 15.51 years | 15.51 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.17 years | 15.5 years | 16.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.91 years | 16.78 years | 16.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.97 years | 16.93 years | 17.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 16.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.04 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5 years in 2000.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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