School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia

WB: Europe & Central Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.39 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.39 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.41 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024

012341999201120241999: 2.4 years2000: 2.4 years2001: 2.6 years2002: 2.7 years2003: 2.8 years2004: 2.9 years2005: 3 years2006: 3.1 years2007: 3.1 years2008: 3.2 years2009: 3.2 years2010: 3.3 years2011: 3.3 years2012: 3.3 years2013: 3.4 years2014: 3.4 years2015: 3.5 years2016: 3.6 years2017: 3.7 years2018: 3.8 years2019: 3.9 years2020: 4 years2021: 4.2 years2022: 4.3 years2023: 4.4 years2024: 4.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia is 4.39 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 4.39 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.41 years, in 1999.

That places WB: Europe & Central Asia 18th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 2.41 years
2000 2.42 years +0.4%
2001 2.56 years +5.8%
2002 2.7 years +5.4%
2003 2.81 years +4.3%
2004 2.91 years +3.5%
2005 2.99 years +2.8%
2006 3.08 years +2.8%
2007 3.13 years +1.6%
2008 3.17 years +1.5%
2009 3.2 years +0.9%
2010 3.28 years +2.3%
2011 3.31 years +1.0%
2012 3.34 years +1.0%
2013 3.37 years +0.9%
2014 3.44 years +1.9%
2015 3.51 years +2.1%
2016 3.62 years +3.2%
2017 3.67 years +1.2%
2018 3.81 years +4.0%
2019 3.92 years +2.8%
2020 4.01 years +2.4%
2021 4.21 years +4.8%
2022 4.32 years +2.7%
2023 4.37 years +1.2%
2024 4.39 years +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.41 years 2.41 years 2.41 years 1
2000s 2.9 years 2.42 years 3.2 years 10
2010s 3.53 years 3.28 years 3.92 years 10
2020s 4.26 years 4.01 years 4.39 years 5

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia

  1. 15 Grenada 5.28 years compare
  2. 16 Iceland 5.11 years compare
  3. 17 Spain 5.05 years compare
  4. 18 Uruguay 5.03 years compare
  5. 19 Republic of Moldova 4.96 years compare
  6. 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.94 years compare
  7. 21 Sweden 4.85 years compare

See the full ranking of 412 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 4.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 4.39 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.41 years in 1999.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Europe & 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,089 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release