Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 94.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 94.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 94.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 48th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 89.1% | — |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.3% | 89.1% | 93.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 90.6% | 94.3% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 48th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release