School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 65,321 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Serbia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 65,321 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Serbia peaked at 82,167 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63,883, in 2023.
That places Serbia 122nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82,167 | — |
| 2001 | 80,648 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 81,216 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 77,540 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 74,317 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 71,893 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 69,735 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 70,987 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 75,774 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 78,322 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 78,792 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 71,197 | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 70,194 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 68,551 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 66,075 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 66,719 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 67,115 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66,084 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 65,296 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 66,775 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 65,064 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 66,011 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 65,249 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 63,883 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 65,356 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 65,321 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76,260 | 69,735 | 82,167 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,680 | 65,296 | 78,792 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,147 | 63,883 | 66,011 | 6 |
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 school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Serbia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Serbia was 65,321 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 82,167 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,883 in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Serbia ranks 122nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release