School age population, early childhood education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School age population, early childhood education, female was 495,996 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) stood at 495,996. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 621,877 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 495,996, in 2024.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 188th of 194 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 621,877 | — |
| 2000 | 620,703 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 618,024 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 614,722 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 598,966 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 585,412 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 576,960 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 568,975 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 565,570 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 547,612 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 543,253 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 533,930 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 516,347 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 512,549 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 571,599 | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 567,284 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 562,885 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 556,132 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 547,711 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 541,414 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 534,879 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 538,509 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 529,156 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 519,071 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 509,778 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 495,996 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 621,877 | 621,877 | 621,877 | 1 |
| 2000s | 584,020 | 543,253 | 620,703 | 10 |
| 2010s | 544,473 | 512,549 | 571,599 | 10 |
| 2020s | 518,502 | 495,996 | 538,509 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 185 Cayman Islands 1,732 compare
- 186 Seychelles 1,727 compare
- 187 Marshall Islands 1,587 compare
- 188 Liechtenstein 1,276 compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,225 compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,098 compare
- 191 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,059 compare
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,657 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 281,290 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2428 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 495,996 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 621,877 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 495,996 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 188th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release