School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe

UNICEF: Western Europe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.95 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.95 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.9 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024

051015201999201120241999: 15.9 years2000: 15.9 years2001: 16.1 years2002: 16.2 years2003: 16.3 years2004: 16.3 years2005: 16.4 years2006: 16.4 years2007: 16.4 years2008: 16.5 years2009: 16.5 years2010: 16.7 years2011: 16.7 years2012: 16.7 years2013: 17.3 years2014: 17.2 years2015: 17.3 years2016: 17.3 years2017: 17.4 years2018: 17.4 years2019: 17.5 years2020: 17.5 years2021: 17.8 years2022: 17.9 years2023: 17.9 years2024: 17.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 17.95 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024.

The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 17.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.9 years, in 2000.

UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 2nd 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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 15.9 years
2000 15.9 years -0.0%
2001 16.08 years +1.1%
2002 16.16 years +0.5%
2003 16.28 years +0.7%
2004 16.26 years -0.1%
2005 16.45 years +1.2%
2006 16.42 years -0.1%
2007 16.42 years -0.0%
2008 16.46 years +0.3%
2009 16.51 years +0.3%
2010 16.68 years +1.0%
2011 16.72 years +0.2%
2012 16.74 years +0.1%
2013 17.25 years +3.1%
2014 17.21 years -0.3%
2015 17.27 years +0.4%
2016 17.33 years +0.3%
2017 17.38 years +0.3%
2018 17.4 years +0.1%
2019 17.45 years +0.3%
2020 17.52 years +0.4%
2021 17.79 years +1.5%
2022 17.93 years +0.8%
2023 17.95 years +0.1%
2024 17.95 years -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.9 years 15.9 years 15.9 years 1
2000s 16.29 years 15.9 years 16.51 years 10
2010s 17.14 years 16.68 years 17.45 years 10
2020s 17.83 years 17.52 years 17.95 years 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe

  1. 1 Monaco 22.04 years compare
  2. 2 Australia 21.43 years compare
  3. 3 Greece 21.12 years compare
  4. 4 Finland 20.9 years compare
  5. 5 Tonga 20.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 400 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe was 17.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 17.95 years in 2023.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9 years in 2000.
How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Western 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release