School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe is 4.44 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 4.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.84 years, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 16th 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, female in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.84 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.84 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.96 years | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.05 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.15 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.23 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.29 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.33 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.42 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.51 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.57 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.54 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.61 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.68 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.77 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.85 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.97 years | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.07 years | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 4.3 years | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 4.42 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.44 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.84 years | 2.84 years | 2.84 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.2 years | 2.84 years | 3.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 years | 3.51 years | 3.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.34 years | 4.07 years | 4.44 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0027 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,209 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0003 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe was 4.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western 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