School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia stood at 16.62 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 16.62 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.75 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 26th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.75 years | — |
| 2000 | 13.75 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.99 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 14.25 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 14.46 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.63 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 14.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 14.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.89 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 15.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 16.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.16 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 16.36 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 16.62 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.75 years | 13.75 years | 13.75 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.51 years | 13.75 years | 15.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.81 years | 15.26 years | 16.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.45 years | 16.16 years | 16.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.31 years compare
- 24 Poland 18.11 years compare
- 25 Portugal 17.93 years compare
- 26 Macau, China 17.79 years compare
- 27 Albania 17.79 years compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 17.61 years compare
- 29 Chile 17.56 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 16.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.62 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.75 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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