School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 4.16 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 4.16 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.45 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 29th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.45 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.48 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.58 years | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 1.69 years | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.82 years | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.92 years | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 2.16 years | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.23 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.3 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.36 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.45 years | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.5 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.71 years | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.85 years | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2 years | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.38 years | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 3.51 years | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 3.67 years | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 3.72 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.89 years | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 4.02 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 4.09 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.16 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 years | 1.45 years | 1.45 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.95 years | 1.48 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 years | 2.45 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 years | 3.72 years | 4.16 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 26 United States 4.79 years compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 4.77 years compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 4.73 years compare
- 29 Netherlands 4.69 years compare
- 30 Austria 4.67 years compare
- 31 Slovenia 4.65 years compare
- 32 Belgium 4.63 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 828,578 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.61 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 4.16 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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