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 32.0% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 32.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 36.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, 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 | 24.9% | — |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 24.9% | 26.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 27.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 32.6% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 31.8% | 32.3% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (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 32.0% 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 36.0% 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 24.9% 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 8.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release