School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 3.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) is 3.85 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 3.85 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.49 years, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.49 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.59 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.68 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.78 years | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.87 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.94 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.01 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.15 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.21 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.26 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.22 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.26 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.33 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.55 years | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.62 years | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.76 years | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.84 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.85 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.49 years | 2.49 years | 2.49 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.87 years | 2.5 years | 3.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.32 years | 3.21 years | 3.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 years | 3.62 years | 3.85 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- 27 Belgium 4 years compare
- 28 Uruguay 3.98 years compare
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.91 years compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 3.91 years compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 3.9 years compare
- 32 Sweden 3.87 years compare
- 33 Croatia 3.86 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 73.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 17.07 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 16.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 3.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release