School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) was 304,557 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 304,557, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 472,398 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 304,557, 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, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 472,398 | — |
| 2000 | 472,123 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 469,239 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 465,054 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 448,295 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 435,005 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 426,286 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 417,440 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 413,781 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 395,330 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 389,808 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 378,909 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 359,497 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 355,800 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 354,063 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 353,357 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 349,068 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 345,670 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 340,181 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 338,177 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 333,875 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 327,820 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 322,526 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 316,586 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 311,941 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 304,557 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 472,398 | 472,398 | 472,398 | 1 |
| 2000s | 433,236 | 389,808 | 472,123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 350,860 | 333,875 | 378,909 | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,686 | 304,557 | 327,820 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 212 Palau 288 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 286 compare
- 214 Bermuda 279 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 181 compare
- 216 Anguilla 136 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 71 compare
- 218 Montserrat 56 compare
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % 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)
- 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) 681,953 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 304,557 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 472,398 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 304,557 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release