School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 368,449 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Serbia stood at 368,449 number. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 795,457 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 368,449 number, in 2019.
Serbia ranks 115th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 711,694 number | — |
| 1971 | 744,684 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 770,737 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 787,980 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 795,457 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 793,175 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 780,723 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 757,145 number | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 727,532 number | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 699,979 number | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 679,654 number | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 666,068 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 660,240 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 660,165 number | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 661,915 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 662,941 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 664,051 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 665,868 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 667,896 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 671,508 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 677,950 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 687,302 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 699,723 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 714,637 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 730,012 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 743,269 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 752,916 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 750,572 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 518,454 number | -30.9% |
| 2000 | 517,255 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 514,270 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 512,961 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 511,946 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 512,227 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 508,702 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 503,392 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 497,385 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 488,228 number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 473,303 number | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 462,020 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 442,943 number | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 433,011 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 423,805 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 418,307 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 413,559 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 404,207 number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 394,226 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 381,443 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 368,449 number | -3.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 368,449 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 454,192 number, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 368,449 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 414,135 number, 89% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -30.9% | 750,572 number | 518,454 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 756,911 number | 699,979 number | 795,457 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 666,031 number | 660,165 number | 679,654 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 697,204 number | 518,454 number | 752,916 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 503,967 number | 473,303 number | 517,255 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 414,197 number | 368,449 number | 462,020 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Serbia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Serbia was 368,449 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 795,457 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,449 number in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 115th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.