School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 4.23 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 4.23 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.43 years, in 1999.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.43 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.47 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.55 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.65 years | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.77 years | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 1.87 years | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.93 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.08 years | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 2.12 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.14 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2 years | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.31 years | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4 years | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.54 years | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.68 years | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.83 years | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.99 years | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 3.22 years | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 3.41 years | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.55 years | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.71 years | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 3.76 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.94 years | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.06 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 4.15 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.23 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 years | 1.43 years | 1.43 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.88 years | 1.47 years | 2.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 years | 2.31 years | 3.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 years | 3.76 years | 4.23 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 25 Puerto Rico 4.8 years compare
- 26 United States of America 4.79 years compare
- 27 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
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 4.23 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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