School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 178,698 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 178,698 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Serbia peaked at 392,063 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 178,698 number, in 2019.
Serbia ranks 116th 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, female (number) (age) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 348,995 number | — |
| 1971 | 365,397 number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 378,686 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 387,800 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 392,063 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 391,350 number | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 385,479 number | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 373,936 number | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 359,302 number | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 345,631 number | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 335,509 number | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 328,666 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 325,657 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 325,446 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 326,080 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 326,312 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 326,562 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 327,082 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 327,739 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 329,252 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 332,241 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 336,712 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 342,932 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 350,401 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 358,114 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 364,828 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 369,834 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 369,067 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 254,437 number | -31.1% |
| 2000 | 253,680 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 251,972 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 251,300 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 250,752 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 251,104 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 249,481 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 246,771 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 243,586 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 238,701 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 231,157 number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 225,506 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 216,089 number | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 211,258 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 206,735 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 203,675 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 201,053 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 196,117 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 191,141 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 185,132 number | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 178,698 number | -3.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 178,698 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 222,795 number, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 178,698 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 201,312 number, 89% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) 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 | -31.1% | 369,067 number | 254,437 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 372,864 number | 345,631 number | 392,063 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 327,830 number | 325,446 number | 335,509 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 342,063 number | 254,437 number | 369,834 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 246,850 number | 231,157 number | 253,680 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,540 number | 178,698 number | 225,506 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, female in Serbia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Serbia was 178,698 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 392,063 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,698 number in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Serbia ranks 116th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.