School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 7.85 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 7.9 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.36 years, in 2004.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.39 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.36 years | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.44 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.49 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.67 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.69 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.76 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.75 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.7 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.69 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.89 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.84 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.85 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.39 years | 7.39 years | 7.39 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.49 years | 7.36 years | 7.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 years | 7.67 years | 7.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.87 years | 7.84 years | 7.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 71.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 18.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 13.61 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 7.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.36 years in 2004.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release