Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Population of compulsory school age, male was 857,215 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) recorded 857,215 for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 1.26 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 857,215, in 2024.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.26 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.25 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.24 million | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 998,616 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 983,571 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 972,254 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 954,159 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 939,248 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 925,875 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 913,766 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 893,217 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 879,450 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 857,215 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 million | 1.26 million | 1.26 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million | 1.07 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 939,248 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 893,905 | 857,215 | 925,875 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 708,542 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 31.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 431,874 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 59,192 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 360,576 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 744,078 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 383,502 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 857,215 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 857,215 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release