School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 2.19 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 2.19 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.37 years, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.38 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.37 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.46 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.49 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.51 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.56 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.48 years | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.42 years | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.46 years | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.51 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.61 years | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.71 years | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.74 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.77 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.85 years | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.92 years | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.94 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.98 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.95 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.07 years | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 2.13 years | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.19 years | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.38 years | 1.38 years | 1.38 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.45 years | 1.37 years | 1.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 years | 1.51 years | 1.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 years | 1.95 years | 2.19 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 70.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 544,823 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 29.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 45,751 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 349,342 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 304,632 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 286,658 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 2.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 years in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release