School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) recorded 15.42 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 15.42 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.42 years, in 2002.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 38th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.52 years | — |
| 2001 | 12.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.42 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.55 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.66 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.94 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.22 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.48 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 13.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.77 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 14.3 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 14.46 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.72 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 14.86 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.86 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.86 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.71 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 14.94 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 14.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 15.42 years | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.89 years | 12.42 years | 13.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.64 years | 13.77 years | 14.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.96 years | 14.71 years | 15.42 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 35 Puerto Rico 16.52 years compare
- 36 Republic of Moldova 16.51 years compare
- 37 Switzerland 16.51 years compare
- 38 Georgia 16.44 years compare
- 39 Croatia 16.32 years compare
- 40 Austria 16.2 years compare
- 41 Malta 16.18 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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.8% (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, female 360,576 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 15.42 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.42 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.42 years in 2002.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release