School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: European Union
WB: European Union: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: European Union, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: European Union stood at 4.39 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: European Union peaked at 4.39 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7 years, in 1999.
That places WB: European Union 20th 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: European Union, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.7 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.84 years | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.95 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.06 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 3.16 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.24 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.32 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.36 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.43 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.59 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.63 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.62 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.56 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.65 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.71 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.88 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.98 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.08 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.27 years | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.38 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.39 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7 years | 2.7 years | 2.7 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.16 years | 2.7 years | 3.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7 years | 3.56 years | 3.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 years | 4.08 years | 4.39 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: European Union
More education data for WB: European Union
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 71.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 18.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 13.61 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: European Union?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: European Union was 4.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 4.39 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 years in 1999.
- How does WB: European Union rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: European Union ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: European Union 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