Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 59.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 59.5% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 59.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2002.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 56th out of 209 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38.9% | — |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 38.9% | 42.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 42.9% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 54.9% | 59.5% | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 59.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 56th out of 209 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release