School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.83 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
7.83 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
5th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.91 years
in 2013
All-time low
7.64 years
in 2004
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area stood at 7.83 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area peaked at 7.91 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.64 years, in 2004.
That places WB: Euro Area 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.65 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.73 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.72 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7.64 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 7.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.75 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.78 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.85 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.88 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.88 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.83 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.84 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.82 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.85 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.83 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.65 years | 7.65 years | 7.65 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.73 years | 7.64 years | 7.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.87 years | 7.83 years | 7.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 years | 7.82 years | 7.85 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,316 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area was 7.83 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 7.91 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 years in 2004.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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