School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.89 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
2nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.92 years
in 2022
All-time low
7.4 years
in 2004
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 7.89 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 7.92 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.4 years, in 2004.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 2nd 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: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.42 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.4 years | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 7.42 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.42 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.49 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.88 years | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.85 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.81 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.81 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.79 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.74 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.91 years | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 7.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.92 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.88 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.89 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.42 years | 7.42 years | 7.42 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.46 years | 7.4 years | 7.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.73 years | 7.46 years | 7.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9 years | 7.88 years | 7.92 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0027 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe was 7.89 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.92 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 years in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western 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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February 2026 Data Release