School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.28 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.28 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.28 years
in 2024
All-time low
12.15 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 15.28 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 15.28 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.15 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 30th 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, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.15 years | — |
| 2000 | 12.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.52 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 12.83 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 13.09 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 13 years | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.22 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.73 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 13.96 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 13.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.5 years | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 14.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.62 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.94 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 15.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.19 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 15.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 15.28 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.15 years | 12.15 years | 12.15 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 13 years | 12.17 years | 13.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5 years | 13.73 years | 15.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.15 years | 14.94 years | 15.28 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 27 Saudi Arabia 16.75 years compare
- 28 Cyprus 16.66 years compare
- 29 Singapore 16.66 years compare
- 30 Slovenia 16.59 years compare
- 31 Liechtenstein 16.43 years compare
- 32 Switzerland 16.35 years compare
- 33 Uruguay 16.32 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, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 15.28 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.28 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.15 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release