At the beginning of the 2018/19 school year there has been 3 319 regular primary schools in the Republic of Serbia, of which 1 132 central (main) schools and 2 187 regional school departments. A total of 527 834 students attended the classes, 472 748 in central schools and 55 086 in regional school departments.
The first cycle of primary education (1st -4th  grade) was attended by a total of 260,507 students, of which slightly more boys (51.6%) than girls (48.4%), while the second cycle – lower secondary education (5th -8th  grade) was attended by 267 327 students - 51.3% of boys and 48.7% of girls.