Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 14,761 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 14,761 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 15,355 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,456, in 2005.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 197th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,456 | — |
| 2006 | 1,726 | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 2,149 | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 2,566 | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 4,733 | +84.4% |
| 2010 | 6,545 | +38.3% |
| 2011 | 8,226 | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 9,194 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 10,864 | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 13,156 | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 13,553 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 14,930 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 15,355 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 14,246 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 14,790 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 14,874 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 15,172 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 14,417 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 14,457 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 14,761 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,526 | 1,456 | 4,733 | 5 |
| 2010s | 12,086 | 6,545 | 15,355 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,736 | 14,417 | 15,172 | 5 |
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 enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 14,761 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 15,355 in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,456 in 2005.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 197th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release