School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 33,009 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 33,009 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Serbia peaked at 42,665 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 32,957, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 121st of 222 countries on this measure, 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 | 42,573 | — |
| 2001 | 41,377 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 42,665 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 40,548 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 38,530 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 37,285 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 35,389 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 35,073 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 38,212 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 40,211 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 40,772 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36,854 | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 36,477 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 35,869 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 33,950 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 34,432 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 34,818 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 34,222 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 33,290 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 34,716 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 33,272 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 34,312 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 34,059 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 32,990 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 32,957 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 33,009 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,186 | 35,073 | 42,665 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,540 | 33,290 | 40,772 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,433 | 32,957 | 34,312 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
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 33,009 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 42,665 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,957 in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Serbia ranks 121st 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 4.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release