Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Serbia
Serbia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 33,763 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Serbia stood at 33,763 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Serbia peaked at 79,632 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 33,763 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, male in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67,144 number | — |
| 1971 | 67,802 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 68,183 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 68,532 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 68,897 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 69,335 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 69,895 number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 70,760 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 71,801 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 72,941 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 74,103 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 75,208 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 76,288 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 77,309 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 78,207 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 78,909 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 79,353 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 79,632 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 79,360 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 78,756 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 78,062 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 77,464 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 77,151 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 77,225 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 77,374 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 77,227 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 76,504 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 75,195 number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 43,423 number | -42.3% |
| 1999 | 43,345 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 41,919 number | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 42,331 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 41,496 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 42,160 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 39,954 number | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 38,190 number | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 36,662 number | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 35,902 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 36,202 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 38,762 number | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 40,266 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 37,195 number | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 36,857 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 36,036 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 34,949 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 34,036 number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 34,532 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 34,711 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33,892 number | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 33,763 number | -0.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 33,763 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 33,763 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 85% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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 | -42.3% | 75,195 number | 43,423 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69,529 number | 67,144 number | 72,941 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,712 number | 74,103 number | 79,632 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,297 number | 43,345 number | 78,062 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,358 number | 35,902 number | 42,331 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,624 number | 33,763 number | 40,266 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, male in Serbia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Serbia was 33,763 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 79,632 number in 1987.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,763 number in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Serbia ranks 123rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.