Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 68.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) stood at 68.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 68.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1999.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.2% | — |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 26.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 46.5% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 61.0% | 68.8% | 5 |
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More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.5197 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,657 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2428 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 68.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1999.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release