School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 4.08 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 4.08 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 4.08 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.46 years, in 1999.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 9th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.46 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.5 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.57 years | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.66 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.76 years | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.86 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.92 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.05 years | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.09 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.17 years | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.29 years | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 2.4 years | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.56 years | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7 years | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.86 years | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 3.06 years | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.3 years | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 years | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 3.62 years | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.73 years | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.87 years | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.96 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.03 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.08 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 years | 1.46 years | 1.46 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.87 years | 1.5 years | 2.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 2.29 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 years | 3.74 years | 4.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 4.08 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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