School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in European Union
European Union: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.25 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in European Union, 1992β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in European Union is 9.25 years, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in European Union peaked at 9.36 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.84 years, in 1992.
European Union ranks 9th of 44 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9 years | 8.84 years | 9.06 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.26 years | 9.12 years | 9.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.26 years | 9.21 years | 9.31 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.28 years compare
- 7 Naoero 11.25 years compare
- 8 Australia 11.2 years compare
- 9 Grenada 11.16 years compare
- 10 Sweden 11.16 years compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 11.11 years compare
- 12 Costa Rica 11.01 years compare
More reference data data for European Union
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.39 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 2.58 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 2.72 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.29 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.38 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.4 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 73.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.93 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 335,332 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in European Union?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in European Union was 9.25 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 9.36 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.84 years in 1992.
- How does European Union rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- European Union ranks 9th out of 44 regions with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, primary and lower secondary, 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 levels 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.