School age population, primary education, male in Serbia

Serbia: School age population, primary education, male was 136,869 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
136,869 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
135th
of 206 countries
All-time high
316,753 number
in 1988
All-time low
136,869 number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, primary education, male in Serbia, 1970–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019942019

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 in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in Serbia, 1970 to 2019.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 132 Bulgaria 149,650 number compare
  2. 133 Uruguay 143,913 number compare
  3. 134 Jamaica 139,906 number compare
  4. 136 Gabon 131,080 number compare
  5. 137 Slovakia 116,700 number compare
  6. 138 Puerto Rico 116,546 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.