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
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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Eurostat. (March 2, 2015). Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in the European Union (28 countries) from 2003 to 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/435552/eu-28-expected-years-of-education-over-lifetime/
Eurostat. "Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in the European Union (28 countries) from 2003 to 2012 ." Chart. March 2, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435552/eu-28-expected-years-of-education-over-lifetime/
Eurostat. (2015). Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in the European Union (28 countries) from 2003 to 2012 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435552/eu-28-expected-years-of-education-over-lifetime/
Eurostat. "Number of Expected Years of Education per Person over a Lifetime in The European Union (28 Countries) from 2003 to 2012 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435552/eu-28-expected-years-of-education-over-lifetime/
Eurostat, Number of expected years of education per person over a lifetime in the European Union (28 countries) from 2003 to 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435552/eu-28-expected-years-of-education-over-lifetime/ (last visited April 01, 2020)
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