School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia recorded 7.43 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 7.55 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.64 years, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 11th 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: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.64 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.76 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.73 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.01 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.02 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.52 years | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 7.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.53 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.51 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.52 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.47 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.44 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.43 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.64 years | 6.64 years | 6.64 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.79 years | 6.65 years | 6.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.38 years | 7.01 years | 7.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.46 years | 7.43 years | 7.47 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2811 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 7.43 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?
- The highest recorded value was 7.55 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.64 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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