School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in European Union
European Union: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 3.71 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in European Union, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
European Union recorded 3.71 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in European Union peaked at 3.71 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7199 years, in 1970.
European Union ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in European Union, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7199 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.7225 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7531 years | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8021 years | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8469 years | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8966 years | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.955 years | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9919 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.03 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.03 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.04 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.08 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.12 years | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.15 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.17 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.21 years | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.23 years | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.27 years | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.34 years | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.42 years | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.51 years | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.62 years | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 1.77 years | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 1.94 years | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 2.08 years | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 2.21 years | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 2.37 years | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 2.45 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.56 years | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.67 years | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.8 years | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.87 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.97 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.05 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.13 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.2 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.24 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.31 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.37 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.46 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.53 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.52 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.48 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.52 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.51 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.55 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.63 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.71 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.71 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8743 years | 0.7199 years | 1.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 years | 1.04 years | 1.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 years | 1.42 years | 2.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 years | 2.67 years | 3.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 years | 3.46 years | 3.71 years | 10 |
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More education data for European Union
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0517 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0831 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in European Union?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in European Union was 3.71 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7199 years in 1970.
- How does European Union rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- European Union ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.