School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 275,370 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
275,370 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
115th
of 205 countries
All-time high
625,326 number
in 1994
All-time low
275,370 number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 275,370 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 625,326 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 275,370 number, in 2019.
Serbia ranks 115th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 574,478 number | — |
| 1971 | 551,264 number | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 537,014 number | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 530,349 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 529,296 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 530,648 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 531,794 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 532,976 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 534,592 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 536,734 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 539,782 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 544,214 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 550,424 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 558,013 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 566,427 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 574,952 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 583,078 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 591,183 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 598,347 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 605,082 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 611,763 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 617,771 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 622,130 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 624,925 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 625,326 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 622,686 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 617,352 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 601,805 number | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 385,227 number | -36.0% |
| 1999 | 384,405 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 375,984 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 366,948 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 359,730 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 353,760 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 344,121 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 340,464 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 335,638 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 331,264 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 326,308 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 317,931 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 308,577 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 287,887 number | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 279,050 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 278,300 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 280,094 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 284,575 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 287,944 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 285,382 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 281,621 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 275,370 number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 538,914 number | 529,296 number | 574,478 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 571,150 number | 539,782 number | 605,082 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 571,339 number | 384,405 number | 625,326 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 345,215 number | 317,931 number | 375,984 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,880 number | 275,370 number | 308,577 number | 10 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 173,668 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 249,768 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,622 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,935 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 147,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Serbia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Serbia was 275,370 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 625,326 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 275,370 number in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 115th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.