Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 78.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 78.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 78.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1999.
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 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.1% | — |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 27.4% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 50.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 68.9% | 78.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 78.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release