School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.13 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.26 years
in 2018
All-time low
6.01 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) stood at 7.13 years.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 7.26 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.01 years, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 20th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.01 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.12 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.18 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.09 years | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 6.07 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.18 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.44 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.56 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.11 years | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 7.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.22 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.2 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.17 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.15 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.13 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.01 years | 6.01 years | 6.01 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.16 years | 6.02 years | 6.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 years | 6.44 years | 7.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 years | 7.13 years | 7.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- 17 Netherlands 8.03 years compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 7.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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