School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 7.65 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 7.65 years.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 7.78 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.23 years, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 8th 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 (years) (life both) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.23 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.26 years | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.39 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.51 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.47 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.45 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.78 years | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 7.77 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.71 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.66 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.66 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.63 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.57 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.7 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 7.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.69 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.65 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.65 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.23 years | 7.23 years | 7.23 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.32 years | 7.23 years | 7.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.62 years | 7.45 years | 7.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.68 years | 7.65 years | 7.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 244,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 7.65 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.23 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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