Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 101.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 101.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 111.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2010.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 111.8% | — |
| 2000 | 108.0% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 107.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 105.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 103.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 103.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 104.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 104.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 103.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 101.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 100.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 100.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 100.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 101.4% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111.8% | 111.8% | 111.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 104.1% | 100.2% | 108.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 95.3% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 96.7% | 101.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 63 Libya 104.4% compare
- 64 Brazil 104.3% compare
- 65 Saudi Arabia 104.1% compare
- 66 Viet Nam 104.1% compare
- 67 Guadeloupe 104.1%
- 68 Uruguay 104.0% compare
- 69 Netherlands 103.9% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (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, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 101.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 111.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release