Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 87.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 87.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 2002.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 63rd of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.9% | — |
| 2001 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 69.8% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 76.5% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 82.3% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 60 Montserrat 92.2% compare
- 61 China 91.8% compare
- 62 Czechia 91.6% compare
- 63 Andorra 91.5% compare
- 64 Liechtenstein 91.2% compare
- 65 Belarus 90.3% compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 90.0% compare
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 to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 63rd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release