Data on primary education statistics are obtained from the database of Ministry of Education – the Register of the Unified Information System of Education (JISP). The data for the end of the school year reflects the status as of September 30, while the data for the beginning of the school year reflects the status as of December 20, 2024. Any changes made to the JISP database after these dates are not included in the data published by the Statistical Office.
According to data from the beginning of the 2024/2025 school year in the Republic of Serbia, a total of 510 334 students attended primary education: 500 732 in regular schools, 3,494 in schools for children with developmental disabilities and 6,108 in adult education schools.
The first cycle of regular primary education (grades 1 - 4) was attended by 252 383 students, while the second cycle (grades 5 - 8) was attended by 248 349 students. In this school year, 62 327 first-year students were enrolled in regular schools.
At the end of the 2023/2024 school year in the Republic of Serbia, a total of 502 127 regular students attended classes. A total of 61 452 students completed the first cycle of primary education (4th grade), while 62 718 students completed the complete primary school (8th grade).
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