School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 394,495 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) recorded 394,495 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 450,685 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 308,263, in 2000.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 165th of 187 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 308,263 | — |
| 2001 | 308,644 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 310,699 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 312,426 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 311,913 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 312,482 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 314,306 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 314,762 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 315,740 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 318,618 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 321,849 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 325,782 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 325,705 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 450,685 | +38.4% |
| 2014 | 442,953 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 442,745 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 435,957 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 428,881 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 419,200 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 414,127 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 435,545 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 427,527 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 418,213 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 407,302 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 394,495 | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +38.4% | 325,705 | 450,685 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 312,785 | 308,263 | 318,618 | 10 |
| 2010s | 400,788 | 321,849 | 450,685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 416,616 | 394,495 | 435,545 | 5 |
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 394,495 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 450,685 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,263 in 2000.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 165th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release