School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 7.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male 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, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 7.52 years.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 7.67 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.04 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 10th 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.04 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.34 years | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.47 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.6 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.47 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.37 years | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.5 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.47 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.59 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.74 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.83 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.75 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.51 years | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 7.58 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.53 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.67 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.61 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.46 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 7.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.54 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.52 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.04 years | 6.04 years | 6.04 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.44 years | 6.05 years | 6.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.34 years | 6.74 years | 7.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 years | 7.44 years | 7.55 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (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, male (number), gaps 7.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 7.52 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.04 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release