School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) was 404,510 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 404,510 for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 688,302 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 404,510, in 2024.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 217th 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, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 675,932 | — |
| 2000 | 679,764 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 680,822 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 682,939 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 685,512 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 688,302 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 683,389 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 677,997 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 671,600 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 658,376 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 639,971 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 627,157 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 604,523 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 590,742 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 573,882 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 561,179 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 548,870 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 534,251 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 520,002 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 505,803 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 491,029 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 474,324 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 464,419 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 443,950 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 430,840 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 404,510 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 675,932 | 675,932 | 675,932 | 1 |
| 2000s | 674,867 | 639,971 | 688,302 | 10 |
| 2010s | 555,744 | 491,029 | 627,157 | 10 |
| 2020s | 443,609 | 404,510 | 474,324 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 214 Nauru 512 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 483 compare
- 216 Tuvalu 389 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 186 compare
- 218 Montserrat 125 compare
- 219 Tokelau 114 compare
- 220 Saint Helena 105 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, tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 404,510 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 688,302 in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 404,510 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release