School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 96,550 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) stood at 96,550. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 152,484 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 96,550, in 2024.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 215th out of 221 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, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 152,484 | — |
| 2000 | 151,473 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 150,835 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 150,135 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 140,517 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 140,209 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 139,609 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 139,202 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 137,575 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 130,762 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 124,431 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 121,723 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 119,535 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 115,697 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 115,356 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 113,607 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 112,720 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 109,860 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 105,692 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 103,867 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 104,918 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 105,345 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 103,761 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 98,364 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 99,127 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 96,550 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 152,484 | 152,484 | 152,484 | 1 |
| 2000s | 140,475 | 124,431 | 151,473 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,298 | 103,867 | 121,723 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,629 | 96,550 | 105,345 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 212 San Marino 151 compare
- 213 Cook Islands 129 compare
- 214 Palau 128 compare
- 215 Tuvalu 109 compare
- 216 Anguilla 84 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 31 compare
- 218 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 29 compare
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.5197 % 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)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 96,550 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 152,484 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,550 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release