School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 136,869 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, primary education, male in Serbia stood at 136,869 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Serbia peaked at 316,753 number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 136,869 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, male (number) (School male) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 268,240 number | — |
| 1971 | 270,101 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 270,866 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 271,901 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 273,064 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 274,267 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 275,707 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 278,306 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 281,535 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 285,356 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 289,638 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 294,076 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 298,501 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 302,840 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 306,917 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 310,473 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 313,272 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 315,729 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 316,753 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 316,258 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 314,675 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 312,759 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 311,606 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 311,266 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 311,429 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 311,200 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 309,447 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 304,608 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 177,528 number | -41.7% |
| 1999 | 177,208 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 172,805 number | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 171,770 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 169,900 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 168,967 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 166,730 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 162,546 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 157,414 number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 150,996 number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 147,266 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 147,760 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 151,289 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 146,160 number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 148,058 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 146,806 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 144,618 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 141,524 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 139,299 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 138,216 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 137,134 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 136,869 number | -0.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 136,869 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 136,869 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 230,723 number, 59% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) 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 | -41.7% | 304,608 number | 177,528 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 274,934 number | 268,240 number | 285,356 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 306,446 number | 289,638 number | 316,753 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 284,173 number | 177,208 number | 314,675 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 161,615 number | 147,266 number | 172,805 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,997 number | 136,869 number | 151,289 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, male in Serbia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Serbia was 136,869 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 316,753 number in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,869 number in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Serbia ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.