School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 7.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) stood at 7.55 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 7.55 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.79 years, in 2002.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 9th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.83 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.81 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.79 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.85 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.01 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.07 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.21 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.13 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.19 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.27 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.39 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.51 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.48 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.42 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.4 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.38 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.32 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 7.42 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 7.4 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.55 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.83 years | 6.83 years | 6.83 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.97 years | 6.79 years | 7.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4 years | 7.19 years | 7.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 years | 7.32 years | 7.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 708,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.5197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 7.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.55 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.79 years in 2002.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release