School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.04 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
21st
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.32 years
in 2018
All-time low
6.01 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 7.04 years.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 7.32 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.01 years, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 21st 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, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.01 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.12 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.18 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.1 years | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.07 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.48 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.6 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.58 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.16 years | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 7.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.21 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.32 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.08 years | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 7.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.05 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.04 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.01 years | 6.01 years | 6.01 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.18 years | 6.02 years | 6.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 years | 6.48 years | 7.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.06 years | 7.04 years | 7.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 18 Italy 8.02 years compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 8 years compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 7.9 years compare
- 21 Austria 7.89 years compare
- 22 Czechia 7.86 years compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.84 years compare
- 24 Slovenia 7.67 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 7.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release