School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 8.51 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
8.51 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.51 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.06 years
in 2004
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) stood at 8.51 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 8.51 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.06 years, in 2004.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 108th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.2 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.13 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.09 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 8.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.17 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.14 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.11 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.27 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.23 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.41 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.3 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.44 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.35 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.32 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 8.34 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.51 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2 years | 8.2 years | 8.2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.15 years | 8.06 years | 8.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.39 years | 8.23 years | 8.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.38 years | 8.32 years | 8.51 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 105 Madagascar 8.88 years compare
- 106 Malta 8.88 years compare
- 107 Dominican Republic 8.86 years compare
- 108 Kazakhstan 8.85 years compare
- 109 Cameroon 8.83 years compare
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.82 years compare
- 111 Nicaragua 8.81 years compare
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 708,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.5197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 8.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.51 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.06 years in 2004.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release