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 95.8% 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
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 95.8%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 99.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 27th 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 | 97.4% | — |
| 2003 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.9% | 99.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 91.5% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 93.0% | 95.8% | 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 95.8% 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 99.3% 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 91.5% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 27th 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 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release