School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.36 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
7.36 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.56 years
in 2013
All-time low
7.16 years
in 2004
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe is 7.36 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 7.56 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.16 years, in 2004.
SDG: Europe ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.17 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.24 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.31 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.16 years | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.16 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.24 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.2 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.31 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.31 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.28 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.56 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 7.53 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.5 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.47 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.44 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.43 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.42 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.36 years | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.36 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.17 years | 7.17 years | 7.17 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.21 years | 7.16 years | 7.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.43 years | 7.28 years | 7.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4 years | 7.36 years | 7.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 13 Lithuania 8.28 years compare
- 14 Guadeloupe 8.26 years
- 15 Sweden 8.24 years compare
- 16 New Zealand 8.17 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 8.03 years compare
- 18 Italy 8.02 years compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 8 years compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 20.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 20.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 24.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Europe was 7.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.16 years in 2004.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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