School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 606,925 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 606,925 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 1.08 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 606,925, in 2024.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 216th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.08 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.07 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.05 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 975,013 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 944,250 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 917,552 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 896,555 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 884,406 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 873,545 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 849,216 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 808,564 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 781,593 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 755,711 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 740,899 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 730,205 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 720,148 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 709,771 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 690,491 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 672,068 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 657,402 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 649,276 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 637,355 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 626,299 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 606,925 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million | 1.08 million | 1.08 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 964,831 | 873,545 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 745,867 | 672,068 | 849,216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 635,451 | 606,925 | 657,402 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 213 Tuvalu 765 compare
- 214 Anguilla 624 compare
- 215 Palau 482 compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 286 compare
- 217 Tokelau 223 compare
- 218 Montserrat 154 compare
- 219 Saint Helena 151 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 308,580 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 606,925 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 606,925 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release