School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 4.48 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 4.48 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 4.48 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.11 years, in 2007.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.22 years | 4.22 years | 4.22 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.17 years | 4.11 years | 4.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 years | 4.25 years | 4.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 years | 4.37 years | 4.48 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 198 Russia 3.92 years compare
- 199 Kazakhstan 3.91 years compare
- 200 Niger 3.84 years compare
- 201 Belarus 3.84 years compare
- 202 Serbia 3.84 years compare
- 203 Turkmenistan 3.83 years compare
- 204 Tajikistan 3.82 years compare
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.8% (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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 425,305 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 744,078 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 383,502 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 4.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 years in 2007.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release