School age population, tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, tertiary education, female was 391,117 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 391,117. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 678,519 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 391,117, 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 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 675,730 | — |
| 2000 | 678,519 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 677,492 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 677,877 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 676,163 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 674,779 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 667,158 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 657,660 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 647,142 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 630,124 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 609,500 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 595,069 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 571,611 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 557,266 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 540,149 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 527,646 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 515,114 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 500,084 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 488,586 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 479,790 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 466,167 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 449,310 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 440,086 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 421,309 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 409,665 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 391,117 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 675,730 | 675,730 | 675,730 | 1 |
| 2000s | 659,641 | 609,500 | 678,519 | 10 |
| 2010s | 524,148 | 466,167 | 595,069 | 10 |
| 2020s | 422,297 | 391,117 | 449,310 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 214 Naoero 469 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 458 compare
- 216 Tuvalu 364 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 186 compare
- 218 Saint Helena 125 compare
- 219 Montserrat 123 compare
- 220 Tokelau 112 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 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, both sexes (number) -0.5954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40,100 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.315 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 308,580 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 70.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 391,117 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 678,519 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 391,117 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release