School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 814,623 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) stood at 814,623. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 1.16 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 814,623, in 2024.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 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, primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.16 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.15 million | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 993,111 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 976,954 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 955,731 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 938,133 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 924,488 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 915,562 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 905,732 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 898,364 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 890,095 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 877,127 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 858,110 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 846,425 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 814,623 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 million | 1.16 million | 1.16 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 1.00 million | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 956,166 | 898,364 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 857,276 | 814,623 | 890,095 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- 213 Cook Islands 1,339 compare
- 214 Tuvalu 1,319 compare
- 215 Palau 1,315 compare
- 216 Anguilla 1,037 compare
- 217 Montserrat 320 compare
- 218 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 297 compare
- 219 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 256 compare
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 59,192 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 708,542 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 31.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 431,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 399,497 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 383,502 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 360,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 681,953 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 814,623 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 814,623 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release