Teachers in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 26,172 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 26,172 for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 38,670 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 26,172, in 2024.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 204th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36,761 | — |
| 1998 | 37,918 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 38,670 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 37,063 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 35,581 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 34,311 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 33,288 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 31,913 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 31,117 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 30,000 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 29,216 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 29,867 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 30,262 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 29,857 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 28,972 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 28,790 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 27,976 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 28,113 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 28,093 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28,548 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 28,430 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 28,357 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 27,975 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 27,522 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 27,377 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 27,249 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26,393 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 26,172 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,783 | 36,761 | 38,670 | 3 |
| 2000s | 32,262 | 29,216 | 37,063 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,511 | 27,975 | 29,857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,943 | 26,172 | 27,522 | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (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, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 26,172 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 38,670 in 1999.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,172 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 204th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release