School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 3.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.49 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.49 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.43 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 3.49 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 3.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.43 years, in 2000.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 20th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.43 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.43 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.48 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.53 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.59 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.67 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.69 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.69 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.89 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.88 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.92 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.97 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.04 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.15 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.24 years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.29 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.44 years | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 3.49 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.49 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.49 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.43 years | 2.43 years | 2.43 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.62 years | 2.43 years | 2.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 years | 2.8 years | 3.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 years | 3.29 years | 3.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
- 17 Netherlands 3.92 years compare
- 18 Argentina 3.84 years compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 3.76 years compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 3.65 years compare
- 21 Norway 3.58 years compare
- 22 Republic of Moldova 3.56 years compare
- 23 China 3.56 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0027 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Europe was 3.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 years in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release