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 57.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 57.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 63.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2016.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 63.2% | — |
| 1998 | 62.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.6% | 62.2% | 63.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 54.7% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 54.6% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.0% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100.0% compare
- 2 Guatemala 82.3% compare
- 3 Vanuatu 78.2% compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73.7% compare
- 5 Netherlands 69.4% compare
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 57.3% 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 63.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 2nd 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 up 4.2%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release