School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.85 years
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.88 years
in 2015
All-time low
10.83 years
in 2004
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 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 secondary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 11.85 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 11.88 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.83 years, in 2004.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 32nd 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, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.97 years | — |
| 2000 | 10.98 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.92 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.85 years | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.84 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 11 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.21 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 11.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.35 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.72 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 11.7 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 11.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.77 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.77 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.74 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.57 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 11.55 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.67 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11.6 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.85 years | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.97 years | 10.97 years | 10.97 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.99 years | 10.83 years | 11.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.74 years | 11.35 years | 11.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.65 years | 11.55 years | 11.85 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 29 Italy 13.22 years compare
- 30 Germany 13.22 years compare
- 31 Switzerland 13.21 years compare
- 32 Cook Islands 13.11 years compare
- 33 Spain 13.1 years compare
- 34 Argentina 13 years compare
- 35 Montserrat 12.97 years compare
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 secondary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 11.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 11.88 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.83 years in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release