School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 4.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Europe is 4.41 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 4.41 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8 years, in 1999.
SDG: Europe ranks 17th 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, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.8 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.98 years | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.14 years | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.28 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.39 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 3.49 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.56 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.63 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.69 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.78 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.79 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.76 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.82 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.8 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.93 years | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.01 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.1 years | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.27 years | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.38 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.41 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8 years | 2.8 years | 2.8 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.37 years | 2.81 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 years | 3.76 years | 4.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 years | 4.1 years | 4.41 years | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Europe?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Europe was 4.41 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release