School age population, primary education, both sexes in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 265,136 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Serbia is 265,136 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 620,964 number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 265,136 number, in 2019.
Serbia ranks 135th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 528,269 number | — |
| 1971 | 531,657 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 532,780 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 534,353 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 536,107 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 537,893 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 540,178 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 544,782 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 550,796 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 558,191 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 566,687 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 575,603 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 584,437 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 593,084 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 601,206 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 608,321 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 613,988 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 618,865 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 620,964 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 620,070 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 616,958 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 613,051 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 610,849 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 609,955 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 609,719 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 608,500 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 604,323 number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 593,683 number | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 347,099 number | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 346,358 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 338,672 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 335,879 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 331,915 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 329,223 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 324,193 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 316,226 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 306,869 number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 294,686 number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 287,972 number | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 289,085 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 295,280 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 284,442 number | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 287,759 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 285,638 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 281,569 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 275,520 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 270,975 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 268,113 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 265,956 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 265,136 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 539,501 number | 528,269 number | 558,191 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 600,322 number | 566,687 number | 620,964 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 556,050 number | 346,358 number | 616,958 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 315,472 number | 287,972 number | 338,672 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 278,039 number | 265,136 number | 295,280 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Serbia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Serbia was 265,136 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 620,964 number in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,136 number in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.