Albania vs UNICEF: Western Balkans: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Albania
2.89 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Western Balkans
2.2 years
in 2024
Albania rank
45th
UNICEF: Western Balkans rank
46th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Albania
  • UNICEF: Western Balkans
0.511.522.53197119972024

How they compare

Albania currently reports 2.89 years against 2.2 years in UNICEF: Western Balkans, a difference of 0.69 years.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.3 times UNICEF: Western Balkans's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was UNICEF: Western Balkans ahead.

Albania ranks 45th and UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 46th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Western Balkans in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania UNICEF: Western Balkans Difference Ahead
1990s 1.32 years 1.38 years 0.0571 years UNICEF: Western Balkans
2000s 1.54 years 1.45 years 0.0929 years Albania
2010s 2.34 years 1.79 years 0.5484 years Albania
2020s 2.54 years 2.08 years 0.4658 years Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Albania or UNICEF: Western Balkans?
Albania, at 2.89 years against 2.2 years in UNICEF: Western Balkans as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Albania and UNICEF: Western Balkans?
0.69 years, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and UNICEF: Western Balkans?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Albania and UNICEF: Western Balkans rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Albania ranks 45th and UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 46th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release