School age population, early … age female educational development in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School age population, early … age female educational development was 191,439 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
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 191,439, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 217,536 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 148,580, 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 … age female educational development in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 148,580 | — |
| 2001 | 148,785 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 149,668 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 150,671 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 150,407 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 150,674 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 151,535 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 151,789 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 152,282 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 153,445 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 155,021 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 156,850 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 156,749 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 217,536 | +38.8% |
| 2014 | 213,927 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 213,817 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 210,462 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 207,530 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 203,237 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 201,004 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 210,689 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 206,630 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 202,485 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 197,837 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 191,439 | -3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early … age female educational development 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 | +38.8% | 156,749 | 217,536 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150,784 | 148,580 | 153,445 | 10 |
| 2010s | 193,613 | 155,021 | 217,536 | 10 |
| 2020s | 201,816 | 191,439 | 210,689 | 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 191,439 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 217,536 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 148,580 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 10.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release