School age population, primary education, female in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, primary education, female was 128,267 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 128,267 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Serbia peaked at 304,211 number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 128,267 number, in 2019.
That places Serbia 136th 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, primary education, female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 260,029 number | — |
| 1971 | 261,556 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 261,914 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 262,452 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 263,043 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 263,626 number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 264,471 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 266,476 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 269,261 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 272,835 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 277,049 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 281,527 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 285,936 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 290,244 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 294,289 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 297,848 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 300,716 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 303,136 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 304,211 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 303,812 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 302,283 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 300,292 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 299,243 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 298,689 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 298,290 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 297,300 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 294,876 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 289,075 number | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 169,571 number | -41.3% |
| 1999 | 169,150 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 165,867 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 164,109 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 162,015 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 160,256 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 157,463 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 153,680 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 149,455 number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 143,690 number | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 140,706 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 141,325 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 143,991 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 138,282 number | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 139,701 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 138,832 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 136,951 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 133,996 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 131,676 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 129,897 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 128,822 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 128,267 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 264,566 number | 260,029 number | 272,835 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 293,877 number | 277,049 number | 304,211 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 271,877 number | 169,150 number | 302,283 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 153,857 number | 140,706 number | 165,867 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,042 number | 128,267 number | 143,991 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 133 Uruguay 137,788 number compare
- 134 Jamaica 135,248 number compare
- 135 Gabon 128,735 number compare
- 137 Slovak Republic 111,474 number compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 111,104 number compare
- 139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 109,359 number compare
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 128,267 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 304,211 number in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,267 number in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Serbia ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.