Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 37.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 40.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1997.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 30.8% | — |
| 1998 | 31.9% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 30.8% | 31.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 33.0% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 38.5% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.3% | 38.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 308,580 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 70.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 37.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release