School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 3.81 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 3.81 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 3.81 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.21 years, in 1970.
That places Europe & Central Asia 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.21 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.24 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.26 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.28 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.31 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.33 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.36 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.42 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.45 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.48 years | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.51 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.54 years | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.58 years | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.62 years | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.67 years | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.7 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.73 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.77 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.85 years | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.91 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.99 years | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 2.09 years | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 2.17 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 2.27 years | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.39 years | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.54 years | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.68 years | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.8 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.89 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.98 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.05 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.15 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.22 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.27 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.34 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.46 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.55 years | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.62 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.78 years | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.81 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.28 years | 1.21 years | 1.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 years | 1.37 years | 1.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 years | 1.67 years | 2.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 years | 2.39 years | 3.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 years | 3.22 years | 3.81 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 429.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia was 3.81 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 years in 1970.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.