School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, early childhood educational development was 149,311 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 149,311, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 169,850 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94,965, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 166th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95,933 | — |
| 2000 | 94,965 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 95,141 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96,313 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 97,038 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 96,789 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 97,091 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 98,052 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98,254 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98,740 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 100,455 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 102,110 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 104,214 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 104,238 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 168,431 | +61.6% |
| 2014 | 166,150 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 166,878 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 166,076 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 163,846 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 159,895 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 157,374 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 169,850 | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 166,788 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 161,456 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 155,720 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 149,311 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95,933 | 95,933 | 95,933 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97,284 | 94,965 | 100,455 | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,921 | 102,110 | 168,431 | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,625 | 149,311 | 169,850 | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 70.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 544,823 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 29.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 45,751 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 349,342 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 304,632 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 286,658 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 149,311 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 169,850 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,965 in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 166th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release