School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.55 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) recorded 8.55 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 8.55 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.04 years, in 2004.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 104th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.14 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.09 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.04 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.17 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.13 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.22 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.41 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.31 years | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.48 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.42 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.42 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.34 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.31 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 8.33 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.55 years | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.14 years | 8.14 years | 8.14 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.13 years | 8.04 years | 8.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.39 years | 8.22 years | 8.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.38 years | 8.31 years | 8.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 708,542 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 31.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 431,874 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 59,192 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 360,576 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 744,078 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 383,502 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 8.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.55 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 years in 2004.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release