Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 99.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 99.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 106.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2021.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 63rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 106.4% | — |
| 2000 | 103.1% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 102.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 101.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 100.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 100.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 101.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 101.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 100.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 100.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.4% | 106.4% | 106.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 101.1% | 99.7% | 103.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 96.5% | 99.9% | 5 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 99.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 106.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release