School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.51 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 8.51 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 8.51 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.02 years, in 2004.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.15 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.12 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.09 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.02 years | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.14 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.06 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.26 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 8.22 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.46 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 8.33 years | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.44 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.41 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.39 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.28 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.24 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 8.25 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 8.51 years | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.15 years | 8.15 years | 8.15 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.11 years | 8.02 years | 8.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.39 years | 8.22 years | 8.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.32 years | 8.24 years | 8.51 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.996 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 8.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 8.51 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 years in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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