School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.86 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
6.86 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.97 years
in 2021
All-time low
6.62 years
in 2006
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 6.86 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 6.97 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.62 years, in 2006.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.7 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.72 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6.66 years | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.65 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.62 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.67 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.73 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.91 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.92 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.9 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.85 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.86 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7 years | 6.7 years | 6.7 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.68 years | 6.62 years | 6.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.86 years | 6.73 years | 6.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9 years | 6.85 years | 6.97 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 24 Slovenia 7.67 years compare
- 25 Algeria 7.63 years compare
- 26 Montenegro 7.6 years compare
- 27 Uruguay 7.58 years compare
- 28 Luxembourg 7.56 years compare
- 29 Liechtenstein 7.56 years compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 7.54 years compare
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 6.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.97 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 years in 2006.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release