Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Teachers in primary education, female was 40,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 40,100.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 46,480 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 39,051, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 46,121 | — |
| 1998 | 45,627 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 46,480 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 44,267 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 43,064 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 41,988 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 41,168 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 40,957 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 41,145 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40,154 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 39,051 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 39,200 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 40,213 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 41,093 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 40,747 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 40,355 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 40,504 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 40,223 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 40,787 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 40,845 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 41,074 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41,214 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 41,422 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 41,491 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 41,363 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 41,633 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 40,750 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 40,100 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,076 | 45,627 | 46,480 | 3 |
| 2000s | 41,121 | 39,051 | 44,267 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,826 | 40,223 | 41,422 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,067 | 40,100 | 41,633 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 211 Niue 12 compare
- 212 Falkland Islands 5
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 308,580 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 40,100 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 46,480 in 1999.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,051 in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release