Croatia vs ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Croatia
16.32 years
in 2023
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
15.42 years
in 2024
Croatia rank
39th
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank
38th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Croatia
  • ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
051015200020122024

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 16.32 years against 15.42 years in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), a difference of 0.9 years.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 39th and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 38th of 186 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) Difference Ahead
2000s 14.17 years 12.96 years 1.21 years Croatia
2010s 15.46 years 14.64 years 0.8161 years Croatia
2020s 16.26 years 14.84 years 1.41 years Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Croatia or ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
Croatia, at 16.32 years against 15.42 years in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Croatia and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
0.9 years, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Croatia and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Croatia ranks 39th and ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 38th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release