School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 3.54 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Euro area stood at 3.54 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 3.54 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9901 years, in 1970.
Euro area ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.16 years | 0.9901 years | 1.31 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 years | 1.32 years | 1.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 years | 1.63 years | 2.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 years | 2.53 years | 2.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 years | 3.01 years | 3.54 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Euro area?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Euro area was 3.54 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9901 years in 1970.
- How does Euro area rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.