School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 15.44 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 15.44 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 15.44 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.98 years, in 1975.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 10.98 years | — |
| 1976 | 11.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 11.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 11.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 11.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 11.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 11.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 11.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 11.6 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 11.72 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 11.86 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 11.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 12 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 11.89 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 11.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 11.75 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 11.6 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 11.45 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 11.33 years | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 11.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 11.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 11.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.8 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.91 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.29 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 12.65 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 12.88 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 12.83 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 12.96 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.15 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.9 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 14.16 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.8 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 14.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.06 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 15.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.14 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.4 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.44 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.1 years | 10.98 years | 11.22 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.63 years | 11.27 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.58 years | 11.33 years | 11.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.89 years | 11.91 years | 13.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.81 years | 13.9 years | 15.44 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 85.93 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1858 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.1748 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 3.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 133.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.34 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 127.1% (2024)
- Literacy rate, adult female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.44 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.44 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.98 years in 1975.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.