School age population, early childhood education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School age population, early childhood education, male was 528,021 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 528,021, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 660,931 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 528,021, in 2024.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 188th 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, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 660,931 | — |
| 2000 | 659,664 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 657,130 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 654,141 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 637,167 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 622,274 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 614,015 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 606,542 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 603,518 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 585,359 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 581,533 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 572,438 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 553,418 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 549,183 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 612,413 | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 607,387 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 602,768 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 594,948 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 584,063 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 575,677 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 567,841 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 572,199 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 562,699 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 552,061 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 541,184 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 528,021 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 660,931 | 660,931 | 660,931 | 1 |
| 2000s | 622,134 | 581,533 | 659,664 | 10 |
| 2010s | 582,014 | 549,183 | 612,413 | 10 |
| 2020s | 551,233 | 528,021 | 572,199 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 185 Seychelles 1,806 compare
- 186 Cayman Islands 1,787 compare
- 187 Marshall Islands 1,704 compare
- 188 Liechtenstein 1,382 compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,261 compare
- 190 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,183 compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,133 compare
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (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) -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,657 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2428 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 281,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 528,021 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 660,931 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 528,021 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 188th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release