School age population, primary education, male in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, primary education, male was 131,629 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Serbia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, male in Serbia stood at 131,629. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Serbia peaked at 173,542 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 131,629, in 2025.
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, male in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 173,542 | — |
| 2001 | 172,490 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 170,798 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 169,377 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 167,821 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 164,061 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 158,602 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 153,125 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 148,084 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 146,943 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 149,189 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 145,041 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 148,174 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 147,025 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 145,462 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 142,578 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 140,299 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 138,650 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 137,086 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 137,193 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 136,555 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 135,272 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 137,285 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 132,585 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 131,644 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 131,629 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 162,484 | 146,943 | 173,542 | 10 |
| 2010s | 143,070 | 137,086 | 149,189 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134,162 | 131,629 | 137,285 | 6 |
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More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Serbia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Serbia was 131,629 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 173,542 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,629 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Serbia ranks 137th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release