School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, early childhood education, female was 376,416 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
376,416
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
189th
of 194 groups
All-time high
466,796
in 1999
All-time low
370,030
in 2012
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 376,416 for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 466,796 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 370,030, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 189th out of 194 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.
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 466,796 | — |
| 2000 | 465,622 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 462,943 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 459,614 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 445,263 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 434,935 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 430,602 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 425,869 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 424,778 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 408,273 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 403,144 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 393,523 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 375,265 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 370,030 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 428,365 | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 425,367 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 422,437 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 419,604 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 415,331 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 413,383 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 409,593 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 415,968 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 408,790 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 399,453 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 390,198 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 376,416 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 466,796 | 466,796 | 466,796 | 1 |
| 2000s | 436,104 | 403,144 | 465,622 | 10 |
| 2010s | 407,290 | 370,030 | 428,365 | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,165 | 376,416 | 415,968 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 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
- 192 Gibraltar 918 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 376,416 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 466,796 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 370,030 in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 189th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release