School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 7.36 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 7.51 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.59 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 15th 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, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.59 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.77 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 5.89 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.94 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.91 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.11 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.35 years | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.49 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.37 years | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 7.46 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.43 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.51 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.47 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.36 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.34 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.36 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.59 years | 5.59 years | 5.59 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 5.61 years | 6.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.18 years | 6.49 years | 7.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.36 years | 7.34 years | 7.39 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 12 Hungary 8.41 years compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.61 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 7.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.59 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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