School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age 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 (number) (age 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% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 128,267 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 128,267 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 218,280 number, 59% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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 | -41.3% | 289,075 number | 169,571 number |
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
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, 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.