New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Serbia
Serbia: New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age was 226,979 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Serbia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Serbia is 226,979, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Serbia peaked at 281,134 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 226,979, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 7th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 281,134 | — |
| 2014 | 269,683 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 260,436 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 253,176 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 249,779 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 248,904 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 254,101 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 251,974 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 250,925 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 245,876 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 236,765 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 226,979 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 259,602 | 248,904 | 281,134 | 7 |
| 2020s | 242,504 | 226,979 | 251,974 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,557 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Serbia?
- New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Serbia was 226,979 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 281,134 in 2013.
- What is the lowest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 226,979 in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age?
- Serbia ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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