School age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, primary education, male was 345,453 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 345,453 for school age population, primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 559,210 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 345,453, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 217th 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, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 559,210 | — |
| 1999 | 497,480 | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 491,043 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 482,269 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 473,101 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 465,008 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 460,812 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 451,132 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 437,260 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 421,314 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 420,611 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 432,654 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 449,769 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 438,428 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 430,576 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 421,591 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 410,930 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 401,318 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 393,680 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 389,308 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 383,598 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 380,522 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 377,588 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 372,899 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 364,476 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 359,179 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 345,453 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 559,210 | 559,210 | 559,210 | 1 |
| 1990s | 497,480 | 497,480 | 497,480 | 1 |
| 2000s | 453,520 | 420,611 | 491,043 | 10 |
| 2010s | 409,972 | 380,522 | 449,769 | 10 |
| 2020s | 363,919 | 345,453 | 377,588 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 214 Palau 699 compare
- 215 Tuvalu 689 compare
- 216 Anguilla 530 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 151 compare
- 218 Montserrat 144 compare
- 219 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 126 compare
- 220 Falkland Islands 122 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (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), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 345,453 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 559,210 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 345,453 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release