Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 49.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 49.7% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 50.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, 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, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 38.7% | — |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 36.2% | 38.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 37.9% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 45.2% | 50.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 49.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 40th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release