School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) was 323,375 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 323,375, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 544,676 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 323,375, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 544,676 | — |
| 1999 | 473,291 | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 466,562 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 457,189 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 448,723 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 440,654 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 435,079 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 425,344 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 411,671 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 396,210 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 394,935 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 406,147 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 420,717 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 408,591 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 400,509 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 392,769 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 382,207 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 373,629 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 366,300 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 362,038 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 358,564 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 356,899 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 355,075 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 352,187 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 345,333 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 341,451 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 323,375 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 544,676 | 544,676 | 544,676 | 1 |
| 1990s | 473,291 | 473,291 | 473,291 | 1 |
| 2000s | 428,251 | 394,935 | 466,562 | 10 |
| 2010s | 382,222 | 356,899 | 420,717 | 10 |
| 2020s | 343,484 | 323,375 | 355,075 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 215 Palau 616 compare
- 216 Anguilla 507 compare
- 217 Montserrat 176 compare
- 218 Saint Helena 146 compare
- 219 Tokelau 135 compare
- 220 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 130 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands 128 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 323,375 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 544,676 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 323,375 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release