School age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, secondary education, female was 579,578 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 579,578, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 1.08 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 579,578, 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, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.08 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.08 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 998,711 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 971,915 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 947,744 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 924,368 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 900,263 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 851,416 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 829,559 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 795,470 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 770,520 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 746,761 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 728,803 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 711,309 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 695,941 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 681,441 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 665,023 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 652,665 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 644,348 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 632,902 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 616,768 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 599,799 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 579,578 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million | 1.08 million | 1.08 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 980,851 | 851,416 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 727,749 | 652,665 | 829,559 | 10 |
| 2020s | 614,679 | 579,578 | 644,348 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 213 Palau 708 compare
- 214 Tuvalu 597 compare
- 215 Anguilla 549 compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 255 compare
- 217 Tokelau 150 compare
- 218 Saint Helena 149 compare
- 219 Montserrat 144 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (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)
- 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), gaps filled 316,196 (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, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 579,578 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 579,578 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release