Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 1.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 1.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 207th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.8% | — |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 207th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release