Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 93,021 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) recorded 93,021 for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 146,583 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 93,021, in 2024.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 215th 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 the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 146,583 | — |
| 2000 | 143,233 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 142,060 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 140,859 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 140,421 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 139,330 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 132,860 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 127,584 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 123,658 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 122,859 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 117,614 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 119,828 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 114,157 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 111,548 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 108,627 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 106,586 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 105,492 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 106,985 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 106,895 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 101,749 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 101,176 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 101,994 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 99,389 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 97,528 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 94,796 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 93,021 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,583 | 146,583 | 146,583 | 1 |
| 2000s | 133,048 | 117,614 | 143,233 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,304 | 101,176 | 119,828 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,346 | 93,021 | 101,994 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 212 San Marino 130 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 117 compare
- 214 Cook Islands 105 compare
- 215 Palau 103 compare
- 216 Anguilla 71 compare
- 217 Montserrat 25 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 compare
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 708,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.5197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 93,021 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 146,583 in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,021 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release