Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 97.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 99.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2017.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 25th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 98.2% | — |
| 2003 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.5% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 90.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 92.1% | 97.0% | 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 97.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 25th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release