Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 40,091 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) stood at 40,091. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 40,091 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,675, in 1980.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 207th of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 22,401 | — |
| 1980 | 20,675 | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 21,230 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 21,701 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 21,856 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 22,156 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 22,323 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 22,538 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 22,869 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 23,223 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 23,430 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 24,168 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 24,554 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 26,026 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 24,831 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 23,898 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 22,360 | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 22,552 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 22,866 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 22,923 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 23,468 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 23,397 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 23,594 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 23,924 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 24,540 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 23,686 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 23,794 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 24,674 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 25,273 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 24,934 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 26,042 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 27,275 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 27,754 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 29,006 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 29,335 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 29,930 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 30,637 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 31,855 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 33,540 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 34,484 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 35,502 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 35,958 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 37,031 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 38,461 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 39,500 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 40,091 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,401 | 22,401 | 22,401 | 1 |
| 1980s | 22,200 | 20,675 | 23,430 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,765 | 22,360 | 26,026 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,385 | 23,397 | 26,042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,932 | 27,275 | 35,502 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,208 | 35,958 | 40,091 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 708,542 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 31.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 431,874 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 59,192 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 425,305 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 744,078 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 360,576 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 40,091 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 40,091 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,675 in 1980.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 207th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release