School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 4.34 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 4.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.04 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 22nd 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 in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.04 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.06 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.24 years | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 2.42 years | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 2.54 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.66 years | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.76 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.86 years | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.94 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.01 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 3.01 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.22 years | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.32 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.41 years | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.56 years | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.77 years | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.87 years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.95 years | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.11 years | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 4.22 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 4.3 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 4.34 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.04 years | 2.04 years | 2.04 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.65 years | 2.06 years | 3.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 years | 3.06 years | 3.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 years | 3.95 years | 4.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 19 Republic of Moldova 4.96 years compare
- 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.94 years compare
- 21 Sweden 4.85 years compare
- 22 Georgia 4.84 years compare
- 23 Monaco 4.84 years compare
- 24 Albania 4.81 years compare
- 25 Puerto Rico 4.8 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 4.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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