School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 7.45 years.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 7.53 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.26 years, in 1999.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 13th 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, secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.26 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.26 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.41 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 6.49 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.61 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.35 years | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.26 years | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.35 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.57 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 6.72 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.63 years | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.33 years | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 7.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.37 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.36 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.47 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.47 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 7.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.45 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 7.45 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.26 years | 6.26 years | 6.26 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.39 years | 6.26 years | 6.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.18 years | 6.57 years | 7.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.48 years | 7.45 years | 7.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8052 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 7.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 years in 1999.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release