Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 25.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 25.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 25.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2013.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 16th of 161 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.8% | — |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.9% | 12.8% | 23.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 21.2% | 25.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 13 Iceland 50.6% compare
- 14 Montenegro 49.6% compare
- 15 Serbia 49.0% compare
- 16 Spain 48.0% compare
- 17 Australia 46.4% compare
- 18 San Marino 44.3% compare
- 19 New Zealand 43.8% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.996 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 25.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 16th out of 161 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release