Teachers in primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Teachers in primary education, male was 6,535 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) recorded 6,535 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 13,083 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6,535, in 2024.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 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 29 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13,083 | — |
| 1997 | 13,054 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 12,715 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 12,626 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 12,025 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 11,946 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 11,493 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 11,075 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 10,822 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 10,692 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10,217 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 9,639 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 9,352 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 9,295 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 7,990 | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 9,145 | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 8,904 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 8,700 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 8,142 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 7,871 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 7,747 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 7,549 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 7,477 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,395 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7,303 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 7,242 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 7,127 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 6,936 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 6,535 | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,870 | 12,626 | 13,083 | 4 |
| 2000s | 10,656 | 9,295 | 12,025 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,092 | 7,395 | 9,145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,028 | 6,535 | 7,303 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.8% (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, male 383,502 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 6,535 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 13,083 in 1996.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,535 in 2024.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release