Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Teachers in primary education, male was 5,651 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 5,651 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 11,828 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5,651, in 2024.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 219th of 221 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 primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11,828 | — |
| 1998 | 11,570 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 11,497 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 10,895 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 10,812 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 10,354 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9,977 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 9,714 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 9,586 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 9,121 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 8,623 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 8,368 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 8,352 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 7,105 | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 8,260 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 8,071 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 7,898 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 7,355 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 7,109 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 6,966 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 6,742 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 6,652 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 6,585 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6,489 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6,420 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6,263 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 6,052 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 5,651 | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,632 | 11,497 | 11,828 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9,580 | 8,352 | 10,895 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,274 | 6,585 | 8,260 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,175 | 5,651 | 6,489 | 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, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 5,651 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 11,828 in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,651 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release