Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 2010.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 11th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 95.2% | — |
| 2003 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 93.1% | 96.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 91.6% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 96.8% | 99.4% | 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 primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 11th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release