School age population, early childhood educational development in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 120,656 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Serbia is 120,656, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Serbia peaked at 132,145 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 120,656, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 64th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 131,503 | — |
| 2014 | 132,145 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 131,923 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 131,155 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 131,337 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 129,639 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 128,895 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 128,178 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 127,707 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 125,432 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 123,455 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 123,809 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 120,656 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 130,942 | 128,895 | 132,145 | 7 |
| 2020s | 124,873 | 120,656 | 128,178 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.99 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Serbia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Serbia was 120,656 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 132,145 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,656 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Serbia ranks 64th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release