School age population, primary education, female in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, primary education, female was 130,377 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Serbia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Serbia stood at 130,377.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Serbia peaked at 165,130 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 125,282, in 2023.
That places Serbia 137th 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, primary education, female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 165,130 | — |
| 2001 | 163,389 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 161,117 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 159,846 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 156,372 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 152,165 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 148,267 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 141,825 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 139,888 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 142,142 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 146,091 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 139,401 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 139,585 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 138,613 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 136,107 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 132,942 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 130,676 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 129,463 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 128,870 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 127,943 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 128,641 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 127,873 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 125,791 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 125,282 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 130,818 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 130,377 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 153,014 | 139,888 | 165,130 | 10 |
| 2010s | 134,969 | 127,943 | 146,091 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,130 | 125,282 | 130,818 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.99 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Serbia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Serbia was 130,377 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 165,130 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,282 in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Serbia ranks 137th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release