EU-28: expected years in education 2003-2012

This statistic shows the number of years of education the average person in the European Union (28 countries) is expected to undertake over their lifetime from 2003 to 2012. The peak for this period was in 2011 and 2012 with an average of 17.6 years.

Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in the European Union (28 countries) from 2003 to 2012

Characteristic	Expected years in education
2012	17.6
2011	17.6
2010	17.5
2009	17.4
2008	17.3
2007	17.2
2006	17
2005	17.4
2004	17.2
2003	17

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March 2015

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Survey time period

2003 to 2012

Supplementary notes

Further information from the source: "School expectancy corresponds to the expected years of education over a lifetime and has been calculated adding the single-year enrolment rates for all ages. This type of estimate will be accurate if current patterns of enrolment continue in the future. Estimates are based on headcount data. To illustrate the meaning of school expectancy, let us take an example: school expectancy for the age of 10 would be one year if all 10-year-old students (in the year of the data collection) were enrolled. If only 50 % of 10-year-olds were enrolled, school expectancy for the age of 10 would be half a year."

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