School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in European Union
European Union: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.2 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in European Union, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
European Union recorded 17.2 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in European Union peaked at 17.2 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.85 years, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.95 years | — |
| 1971 | 11.85 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 11.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 12.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 12.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 12.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 12.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 12.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 12.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 12.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 12.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 12.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 12.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 12.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 12.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 12.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 13.15 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 13.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 13.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 13.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 13.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 13.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 13.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.1 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 14.47 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 14.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 14.87 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 15.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 15.38 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 15.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 15.82 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 16.01 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 16.02 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.23 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 16.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.34 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.52 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.04 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 17.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 17.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.2 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.24 years | 11.85 years | 12.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.97 years | 12.58 years | 13.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.48 years | 13.48 years | 15.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.08 years | 15.64 years | 16.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.93 years | 16.52 years | 17.2 years | 10 |
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More gender data for European Union
- Labor force, female 102.81 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2279 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.0884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 25.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.0972 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1636 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 98.3% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.43 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 31.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in European Union?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in European Union was 17.2 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.85 years in 1971.
- How does European Union rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.