School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 16.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 16.9 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 16.9 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.96 years, in 2000.
That places SDG: Europe 15th 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 (years) (female) in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.98 years | — |
| 2000 | 14.96 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.21 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 15.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.61 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.15 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.56 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 16.52 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.51 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 16.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 16.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.9 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.98 years | 14.98 years | 14.98 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.63 years | 14.96 years | 15.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.43 years | 16.15 years | 16.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.78 years | 16.54 years | 16.9 years | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe was 16.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.96 years in 2000.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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