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 68.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
68.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
75.1%
in 1997
All-time low
64.0%
in 2008
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 68.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 75.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2008.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 2nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 75.1% | — |
| 1998 | 73.9% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.3% | 73.9% | 75.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 64.0% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 64.2% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.7% | 68.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100.0% compare
- 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 85.5% compare
- 3 Vanuatu 84.7% compare
- 4 Guatemala 81.6% compare
- 5 Croatia 78.5% compare
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 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 68.0% 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 75.1% 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 64.0% in 2008.
- 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 4.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release