School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.57 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 4.57 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 4.62 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.14 years, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 200th 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.
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.27 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.27 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.25 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.24 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.18 years | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.15 years | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.21 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.18 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.14 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.33 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 4.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.58 years | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.46 years | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.5 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.6 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.53 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.47 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.47 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.57 years | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.27 years | 4.27 years | 4.27 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.21 years | 4.14 years | 4.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.54 years | 4.32 years | 4.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 years | 4.47 years | 4.57 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 197 Lithuania 4.01 years compare
- 198 Kazakhstan 3.95 years compare
- 199 Serbia 3.94 years compare
- 200 Kyrgyzstan 3.93 years compare
- 201 Niger 3.92 years compare
- 202 Tajikistan 3.91 years compare
- 203 Russian Federation 3.91 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 70.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 544,823 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 29.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 45,751 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 349,342 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 304,632 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 286,658 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 4.57 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 years in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release