School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 15.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia recorded 15.49 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 15.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.79 years, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.79 years | — |
| 2000 | 11.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.09 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.44 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 12.67 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 12.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.81 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.07 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 13.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.43 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.62 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 13.87 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.08 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.09 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.61 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 14.74 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.75 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.06 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 15.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.07 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.2 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 15.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 15.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.49 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.79 years | 11.79 years | 11.79 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.79 years | 11.8 years | 13.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.59 years | 13.87 years | 15.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.31 years | 15.07 years | 15.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 51 Estonia 16.45 years compare
- 52 Hungary 16.38 years compare
- 53 Algeria 16.28 years compare
- 54 Costa Rica 16.26 years compare
- 55 Kuwait 16.26 years compare
- 56 Montenegro 16.24 years compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 16.2 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 15.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.79 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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