School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 7.38 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 7.38 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.63 years, in 2002.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 14th 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, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.68 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.68 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.64 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.63 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.82 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.06 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 6.97 years | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 7.11 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.26 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.37 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.33 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.29 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.21 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.17 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.13 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.05 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 7.19 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.17 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.38 years | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.68 years | 6.68 years | 6.68 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.8 years | 6.63 years | 7.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2 years | 7.01 years | 7.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.18 years | 7.05 years | 7.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 11 Slovakia 8.45 years compare
- 12 Hungary 8.41 years compare
- 13 Lithuania 8.28 years compare
- 14 Guadeloupe 8.26 years
- 15 Sweden 8.24 years compare
- 16 New Zealand 8.17 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 8.03 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, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 7.38 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 7.38 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 years in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release