School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 286,658 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 286,658 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 555,108 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 286,658, 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 554,944 | — |
| 2000 | 555,108 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 550,912 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 544,189 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 535,651 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 522,930 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 511,806 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 500,572 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 487,766 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 470,267 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 426,632 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 416,648 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 403,178 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 391,566 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 380,716 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 369,957 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 358,206 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 348,266 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 338,251 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 330,754 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 327,162 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 325,678 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 318,665 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 308,083 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 296,014 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 286,658 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 554,944 | 554,944 | 554,944 | 1 |
| 2000s | 510,583 | 426,632 | 555,108 | 10 |
| 2010s | 366,470 | 327,162 | 416,648 | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,020 | 286,658 | 325,678 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 213 Nauru 248 compare
- 214 Tuvalu 239 compare
- 215 Anguilla 237 compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 112 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 72 compare
- 218 Montserrat 66 compare
- 219 Niue 51 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, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 286,658 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 555,108 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,658 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release