Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … sex in Serbia
Serbia: Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … sex was 79.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Serbia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Serbia stood at 79.5. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Serbia peaked at 79.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.7, in 2015.
That places Serbia 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … sex in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 63.1 | — |
| 2014 | 63.3 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 61.7 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 62.3 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 64.4 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 66.2 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 67.3 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 69.1 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 67.5 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 69.2 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 71.6 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 79.5 | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.04 | 61.7 | 67.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 71.38 | 67.5 | 79.5 | 5 |
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 pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Serbia?
- Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Serbia was 79.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7 in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Serbia ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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