School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 7.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.19 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.45 years
in 2019
All-time low
6.29 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 7.19 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 7.45 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.29 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 18th 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, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.29 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.49 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.57 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.71 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.5 years | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.43 years | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 6.52 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.52 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.71 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.84 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.75 years | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.28 years | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 7.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.31 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.43 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.43 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.19 years | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 7.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 7.21 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 7.19 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.29 years | 6.29 years | 6.29 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.51 years | 6.3 years | 6.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.18 years | 6.71 years | 7.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2 years | 7.18 years | 7.25 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 15 Belgium 7.98 years compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 7.92 years compare
- 17 Finland 7.86 years compare
- 18 Czechia 7.84 years compare
- 19 Australia 7.83 years compare
- 20 Netherlands 7.75 years compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.73 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (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, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,752 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 7.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.45 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.29 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release