School age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 252,897 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 252,897 for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 401,627 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 252,897, in 2024.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 216th 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, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 401,627 | — |
| 2000 | 401,328 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 398,618 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 393,936 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 377,674 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 366,617 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 362,174 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 357,109 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 356,256 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 338,974 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 332,730 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 321,207 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 299,420 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 293,873 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 292,387 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 290,903 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 287,016 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 283,897 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 280,050 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 280,173 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 277,563 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 272,916 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 269,185 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 264,309 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 259,651 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 252,897 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 401,627 | 401,627 | 401,627 | 1 |
| 2000s | 368,542 | 332,730 | 401,328 | 10 |
| 2010s | 290,649 | 277,563 | 321,207 | 10 |
| 2020s | 263,792 | 252,897 | 272,916 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 213 Bermuda 290 compare
- 214 Naoero 280 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 191 compare
- 216 Anguilla 145 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76 compare
- 218 Montserrat 50 compare
- 219 Tokelau 45 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 523,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (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, male (number), gaps 214,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 252,897 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 401,627 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 252,897 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release