Population of compulsory school age, male in Serbia

Serbia: Population of compulsory school age, male was 278,304 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
278,304 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
121st
of 186 countries
All-time high
374,256 number
in 1998
All-time low
278,304 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Serbia, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 374.3k number1999: 373.6k number2000: 365.5k number2001: 359.8k number2002: 354.4k number2003: 350.1k number2004: 342.4k number2005: 336.7k number2006: 329.2k number2007: 321.1k number2008: 315.1k number2009: 311.1k number2010: 309.5k number2011: 294.5k number2012: 291.6k number2013: 290.0k number2014: 288.7k number2015: 287.7k number2016: 287.4k number2017: 284.9k number2018: 281.8k number2019: 278.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 278,304 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Serbia peaked at 374,256 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 278,304 number, in 2019.

Serbia ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 373,919 number 373,582 number 374,256 number 2
2000s 338,554 number 311,123 number 365,548 number 10
2010s 289,447 number 278,304 number 309,535 number 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 118 United Arab Emirates 289,383 number compare
  2. 119 Slovak Republic 286,372 number compare
  3. 120 Kuwait 285,698 number compare
  4. 122 Gambia 265,591 number compare
  5. 123 Hong Kong (China) 264,348 number compare
  6. 124 Armenia 247,880 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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All data for Serbia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Serbia?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Serbia was 278,304 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 374,256 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 278,304 number in 2019.
How does Serbia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Serbia ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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