School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 4.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe is 4.6 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 4.6 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.19 years, in 1999.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.19 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.38 years | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 2.56 years | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 2.74 years | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 2.84 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.96 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.07 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.19 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.29 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.36 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.49 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.54 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.79 years | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.88 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.99 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.14 years | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.31 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.5 years | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.57 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.6 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.19 years | 2.19 years | 2.19 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.86 years | 2.19 years | 3.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 years | 3.49 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 years | 4.39 years | 4.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8052 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 4.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 years in 1999.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release