Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Serbia
Serbia: Children in formal: % over the population of each age group was 77 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia is 77, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia peaked at 88.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.9, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 86.6 | — |
| 2014 | 88.9 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 86 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 81.9 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 85.5 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 86.8 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 82 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 81.1 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 77.2 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 78.9 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 76.9 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 77 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.39 | 81.9 | 88.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.85 | 76.9 | 82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More population data for Serbia
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 6.57 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 6.57 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 698.87 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 60,845 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 6.57 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 60,845 (2024)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.64 (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 5,011 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 5.7 (2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Serbia was 77 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9 in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Serbia ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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