School age population, pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 235,926 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 235,926 for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 378,122 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 235,926, 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, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 378,122 | — |
| 2000 | 377,847 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 374,963 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 370,751 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 355,397 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 345,333 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 340,733 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 335,139 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 333,794 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 316,796 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 310,504 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 299,307 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 279,220 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 274,086 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 271,634 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 270,256 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 266,559 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 264,812 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 262,605 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 263,457 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 261,522 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 257,376 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 253,379 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 248,137 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 243,310 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 235,926 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 378,122 | 378,122 | 378,122 | 1 |
| 2000s | 346,126 | 310,504 | 377,847 | 10 |
| 2010s | 271,346 | 261,522 | 299,307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 247,626 | 235,926 | 257,376 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 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
- 219 Tokelau 45 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.996 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 235,926 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 378,122 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,926 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release