School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 127,559 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Serbia stood at 127,559 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Serbia peaked at 306,256 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 127,559 number, in 2019.
That places Serbia 111th 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.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 265,554 number | — |
| 1971 | 265,956 number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 267,091 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 268,285 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 269,863 number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 272,958 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 276,374 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 280,994 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 286,006 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 290,946 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 294,874 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 298,259 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 301,598 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 304,249 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 305,972 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 306,256 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 305,604 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 303,295 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 299,628 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 295,512 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 292,841 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 290,528 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 289,478 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 288,884 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 287,702 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 283,857 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 278,333 number | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 271,246 number | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 158,439 number | -41.6% |
| 1999 | 158,045 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 155,680 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 151,737 number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 147,535 number | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 142,649 number | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 139,829 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 140,816 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 143,658 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 147,900 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 151,064 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 148,945 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 145,116 number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 133,972 number | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 131,876 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 130,256 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 128,812 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 128,315 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 128,634 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 127,873 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 127,623 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 127,559 number | -0.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 127,559 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,506 number, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 127,559 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 118,954 number, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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 | -41.6% | 271,246 number | 158,439 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 274,403 number | 265,554 number | 290,946 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 301,525 number | 294,874 number | 306,256 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 259,935 number | 158,045 number | 292,841 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 146,981 number | 139,829 number | 155,680 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 131,004 number | 127,559 number | 145,116 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.67 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Serbia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Serbia was 127,559 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 306,256 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,559 number in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Serbia ranks 111th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.