School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 488,823 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 488,823 for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 779,749 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 488,823, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 216th 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 779,749 | — |
| 2000 | 779,175 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 773,581 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 764,687 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 733,071 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 711,950 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 702,907 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 692,248 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 690,050 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 655,770 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 643,234 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 620,514 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 578,640 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 567,959 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 564,021 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 561,159 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 553,575 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 548,709 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 542,655 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 543,630 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 539,085 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 530,292 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 522,564 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 512,446 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 502,961 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 488,823 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 779,749 | 779,749 | 779,749 | 1 |
| 2000s | 714,667 | 643,234 | 779,175 | 10 |
| 2010s | 561,995 | 539,085 | 620,514 | 10 |
| 2020s | 511,417 | 488,823 | 530,292 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 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
- 219 Tokelau 90 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), gaps filled 544,823 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 488,823 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 779,749 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 488,823 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release