Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 49.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 49.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 50.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 40th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 38.8% | — |
| 2007 | 36.3% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 49.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 36.3% | 38.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 37.9% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 45.3% | 50.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 37 Spain 74.2% compare
- 38 Liechtenstein 74.2% compare
- 39 Switzerland 73.6% compare
- 40 Seychelles 72.9% compare
- 41 San Marino 72.9% compare
- 42 Iceland 72.7% compare
- 43 Trinidad and Tobago 72.0% 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 49.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 40th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release