School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.46 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.47 years
in 2023
All-time low
11.97 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024

0510151999201120241999: 12 years2000: 12 years2001: 12.4 years2002: 12.6 years2003: 12.8 years2004: 12.8 years2005: 12.8 years2006: 13 years2007: 13.2 years2008: 13.2 years2009: 13.4 years2010: 13.7 years2011: 13.9 years2012: 13.9 years2013: 14.5 years2014: 14.7 years2015: 14.6 years2016: 14.8 years2017: 15 years2018: 15.1 years2019: 15.2 years2020: 15.1 years2021: 15.2 years2022: 15.3 years2023: 15.5 years2024: 15.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 15.46 years.

The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 15.47 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.97 years, in 1999.

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 11.97 years
2000 12 years +0.2%
2001 12.38 years +3.1%
2002 12.65 years +2.2%
2003 12.83 years +1.4%
2004 12.83 years -0.0%
2005 12.84 years +0.1%
2006 13.05 years +1.6%
2007 13.17 years +0.9%
2008 13.16 years -0.1%
2009 13.4 years +1.8%
2010 13.67 years +2.0%
2011 13.86 years +1.5%
2012 13.89 years +0.2%
2013 14.54 years +4.6%
2014 14.68 years +0.9%
2015 14.63 years -0.3%
2016 14.78 years +1.0%
2017 14.96 years +1.3%
2018 15.06 years +0.6%
2019 15.16 years +0.6%
2020 15.11 years -0.3%
2021 15.17 years +0.4%
2022 15.32 years +1.0%
2023 15.47 years +0.9%
2024 15.46 years -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.97 years 11.97 years 11.97 years 1
2000s 12.83 years 12 years 13.4 years 10
2010s 14.52 years 13.67 years 15.16 years 10
2020s 15.31 years 15.11 years 15.47 years 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

  1. 23 Iceland 17.02 years compare
  2. 24 Sweden 16.96 years compare
  3. 25 Argentina 16.84 years compare
  4. 26 Albania 16.78 years compare
  5. 27 Saudi Arabia 16.75 years compare
  6. 28 Cyprus 16.66 years compare
  7. 29 Singapore 16.66 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 15.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 15.47 years in 2023.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 11.97 years in 1999.
How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release