School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Serbia
Serbia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 284,327 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
284,327 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
108th
of 205 countries
All-time high
645,171 number
in 1970
All-time low
278,247 number
in 2017
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Serbia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 284,327 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 645,171 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 278,247 number, in 2017.
That places Serbia 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Serbia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 645,171 number | — |
| 1971 | 638,692 number | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 621,921 number | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 596,982 number | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 570,462 number | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 549,028 number | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 535,079 number | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 528,924 number | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 528,520 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 530,257 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 531,460 number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 532,558 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 534,017 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 535,967 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 538,923 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 543,282 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 548,943 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 556,031 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 563,460 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 571,224 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 579,656 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 589,038 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 599,583 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 611,107 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 621,626 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 628,374 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 629,518 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 616,050 number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 406,580 number | -34.0% |
| 1999 | 405,712 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 406,098 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 403,075 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 397,773 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 391,412 number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 382,840 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 373,313 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 364,489 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 356,032 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 346,288 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 342,109 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 337,650 number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 327,238 number | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 321,854 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 312,135 number | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 300,924 number | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 287,940 number | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 278,815 number | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 278,247 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 280,080 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 284,327 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 574,504 number | 528,520 number | 645,171 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 545,586 number | 531,460 number | 571,224 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 568,724 number | 405,712 number | 629,518 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 376,343 number | 342,109 number | 406,098 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 300,921 number | 278,247 number | 337,650 number | 10 |
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More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,112 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7098 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Serbia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Serbia was 284,327 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 645,171 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 278,247 number in 2017.
- How does Serbia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.