School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 11.97 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 11.97 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.83 years, in 2002.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 42nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.92 years | — |
| 2000 | 10.92 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.87 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.83 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 10.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 11.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.27 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 11.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.73 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.87 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.78 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.75 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.74 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.68 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.52 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 11.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 11.62 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.97 years | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.92 years | 10.92 years | 10.92 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11 years | 10.83 years | 11.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.74 years | 11.36 years | 11.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 years | 11.52 years | 11.97 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 39 Albania 12.97 years compare
- 40 Montserrat 12.96 years compare
- 41 Saudi Arabia 12.94 years compare
- 42 Montenegro 12.94 years compare
- 43 Samoa 12.89 years compare
- 44 Namibia 12.88 years compare
- 45 Mauritius 12.86 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 308,580 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 11.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 11.97 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.83 years in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release