Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 25.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 25.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 25.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2015.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 12th of 104 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.1% | — |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.7% | 16.1% | 23.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 21.4% | 25.9% | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 308,580 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (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 25.9% 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 25.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 12th out of 104 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 60.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release