Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Serbia
Serbia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 31,521 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Serbia stood at 31,521 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Serbia peaked at 76,475 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 31,521 number, in 2019.
That places Serbia 123rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64,957 number | — |
| 1971 | 65,508 number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 65,758 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 65,951 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 66,147 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 66,428 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 66,859 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 67,606 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 68,598 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 69,736 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 70,917 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 72,045 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 73,129 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 74,145 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 75,036 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 75,740 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 76,206 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 76,475 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 76,217 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 75,629 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 74,929 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 74,281 number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 73,939 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 73,851 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73,775 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 73,427 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 72,599 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 71,157 number | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 41,771 number | -41.3% |
| 1999 | 41,667 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 40,340 number | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 40,014 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 39,304 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 39,590 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 37,786 number | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 36,355 number | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 35,346 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 33,885 number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 34,791 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 37,052 number | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 38,098 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 35,091 number | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 34,613 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 34,422 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 33,253 number | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 32,069 number | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 32,183 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 32,398 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 32,185 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 31,521 number | -2.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 31,521 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 31,521 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 84% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -41.3% | 71,157 number | 41,771 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66,755 number | 64,957 number | 69,736 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,554 number | 70,917 number | 76,475 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,140 number | 41,667 number | 74,929 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,446 number | 33,885 number | 40,340 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,583 number | 31,521 number | 38,098 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,944 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 530 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,207 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0383 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Serbia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Serbia was 31,521 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 76,475 number in 1987.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,521 number in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Serbia ranks 123rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.