School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 3.83 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 3.83 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 3.83 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.37 years, in 2000.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 39th 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, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.37 years | — |
| 2001 | 1.42 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.55 years | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 1.65 years | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.81 years | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 1.95 years | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 2.13 years | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.24 years | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2.34 years | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.48 years | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.77 years | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 3.03 years | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 3.09 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.19 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.26 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.37 years | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.33 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.38 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.37 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.41 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.54 years | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.66 years | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 3.83 years | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 years | 1.37 years | 2.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 years | 2.48 years | 3.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 years | 3.37 years | 3.83 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 36 New Zealand 4.51 years compare
- 37 Poland 4.44 years compare
- 38 Denmark 4.42 years compare
- 39 United Kingdom 4.35 years compare
- 40 Palau 4.33 years compare
- 41 Italy 4.29 years compare
- 42 Saudi Arabia 4.25 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 3.83 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 years in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release