School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 179,119 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 179,119, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 275,215 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 179,119, 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, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 273,713 | — |
| 2000 | 271,846 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 270,501 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 275,215 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 270,463 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 258,777 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 248,473 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 240,382 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 240,274 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 229,150 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 232,952 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 227,378 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 215,942 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 211,451 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 207,106 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 205,088 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 207,250 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 207,680 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 199,011 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 197,520 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 199,234 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 194,124 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 191,064 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 186,328 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 183,422 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 179,119 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 273,713 | 273,713 | 273,713 | 1 |
| 2000s | 253,803 | 229,150 | 275,215 | 10 |
| 2010s | 207,766 | 197,520 | 227,378 | 10 |
| 2020s | 186,811 | 179,119 | 194,124 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 212 San Marino 251 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 216 compare
- 214 Palau 193 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 190 compare
- 216 Anguilla 132 compare
- 217 Montserrat 53 compare
- 218 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 47 compare
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (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) -0.4575 % change on previous year (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 281,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 179,119 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 275,215 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,119 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release