School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 14.5 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 14.5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.99 years, in 2002.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.14 years | — |
| 2001 | 12.1 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.99 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.06 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.38 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.52 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 12.68 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 12.98 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 13.1 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.29 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.87 years | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.19 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 14.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.27 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.19 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.12 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.91 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.86 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.06 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 14.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.5 years | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4 years | 11.99 years | 13.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.06 years | 13.29 years | 14.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.08 years | 13.86 years | 14.5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
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 to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 14.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.99 years in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release