School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 559,697 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
559,697 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
113th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.25 million number
in 1995
All-time low
559,697 number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 559,697 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes 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 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 1.25 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 559,697 number, in 2019.
Serbia ranks 113th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.22 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.19 million number | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.16 million number | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.13 million number | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.10 million number | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.08 million number | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.07 million number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.06 million number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.06 million number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.07 million number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.08 million number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.08 million number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.09 million number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.11 million number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.12 million number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.13 million number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.15 million number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.16 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.21 million number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.25 million number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.25 million number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.22 million number | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 791,807 number | -35.0% |
| 1999 | 790,117 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 782,082 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 770,023 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 757,503 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 745,172 number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 726,961 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 713,777 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 700,127 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 687,296 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 672,596 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 660,040 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 646,227 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 615,125 number | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 600,904 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 590,435 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 581,018 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 572,515 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 566,759 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 563,629 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 561,701 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 559,697 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million number | 790,117 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 721,558 number | 660,040 number | 782,082 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 585,801 number | 559,697 number | 646,227 number | 10 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 173,668 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 249,768 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,622 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,935 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 147,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Serbia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Serbia was 559,697 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 559,697 number in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 113th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.