School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 629,522 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) stood at 629,522. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 972,678 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 629,522, in 2024.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 215th 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 972,678 | — |
| 2000 | 972,104 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 966,510 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 958,164 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 923,706 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 895,772 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 878,492 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 861,212 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 854,327 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 817,232 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 806,168 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 784,519 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 743,983 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 736,027 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 733,327 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 731,718 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 722,908 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 715,123 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 702,893 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 697,891 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 688,593 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 675,163 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 664,328 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 652,919 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 643,660 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 629,522 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 972,678 | 972,678 | 972,678 | 1 |
| 2000s | 893,369 | 806,168 | 972,104 | 10 |
| 2010s | 725,698 | 688,593 | 784,519 | 10 |
| 2020s | 653,118 | 629,522 | 675,163 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 212 Palau 591 compare
- 213 Naoero 575 compare
- 214 Bermuda 569 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 372 compare
- 216 Anguilla 281 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 147 compare
- 218 Montserrat 106 compare
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 59,192 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 708,542 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 31.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 431,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 399,497 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 383,502 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 360,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 681,953 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 629,522 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 972,678 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 629,522 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release