School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) was 324,965 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male 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, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 324,965, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 500,280 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 324,965, 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, male (number) (age male) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 500,280 | — |
| 2000 | 499,981 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 497,271 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 493,110 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 475,411 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 460,767 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 452,206 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 443,772 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 440,546 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 421,902 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 416,360 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 405,610 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 384,486 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 380,227 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 379,264 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 378,361 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 373,840 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 369,453 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 362,712 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 359,714 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 354,718 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 347,343 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 341,802 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 336,333 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 331,719 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 324,965 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 500,280 | 500,280 | 500,280 | 1 |
| 2000s | 460,133 | 416,360 | 499,981 | 10 |
| 2010s | 374,838 | 354,718 | 405,610 | 10 |
| 2020s | 336,432 | 324,965 | 347,343 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 212 Palau 303 compare
- 213 Bermuda 290 compare
- 214 Nauru 280 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 191 compare
- 216 Anguilla 145 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76 compare
- 218 Montserrat 50 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, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 324,965 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 500,280 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 324,965 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release