Primary and Lower secondary education, end of school year

At the end of the school year 2019/2020 in the Republic of Serbia there were 3 265 regular primary schools, of which 1 136 main schools and 2 129 satellite classrooms. Lectures were attended by 515 572 pupils, of which 463 830 in main schools and 51 742 in satellite classrooms.

Table 1. Primary schools and students in the Republic of Serbia

	Regular schools			Students in regular schools
	total	main schools	regional school departments	total	main schools	regional school departments
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA	3265	1136	2129	515572	463830	51742
SRBIJA – SEVER	822	531	291	264879	252444	12435
Beogradski region	289	178	111	128052	123671	4381
Region Vojvodine	533	353	180	136827	128773	8054
SRBIJA – JUG	2443	605	1838	250693	211386	39307
Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije	1324	327	997	145153	122240	22913
Region Južne i Istočne Srbije	1119	278	841	105540	89146	16394
Region Kosovo i Metohija	---	---	---	---	---	---

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Table 2. Students who completed the 4^th grade and 8^th grade

	Students who have completed the first cycle of primary education (4th grade)			Students who have completed school (8th grade)
	total	males	females	total	males	females
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA	64844	33500	31344	65509	33579	31930
SRBIJA – SEVER	33835	17395	16440	32263	16481	15782
Beogradski region	16477	8440	8037	15028	7642	7386
Region Vojvodine	17358	8955	8403	17235	8839	8396
SRBIJA – JUG	31009	16105	14904	33246	17098	16148
Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije	17931	9301	8630	19398	9982	9416
Region Južne i Istočne Srbije	13078	6804	6274	13848	7116	6732
Region Kosovo i Metohija	---	---	---	---	---	---

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The first cycle of primary education (4^th grades) was completed by 64 844 pupils, among whom the number of males was higher (51.7%) than the number of females (48.3%), while the whole primary education (8^th grades) was completed by 65 509 pupils – 51.3% males and 48.7% females.

Table 3. Students by foreign languages studied

Language	Students by foreign languages studied
	ISCED 1 (1-4th grade)	ISCED 2 (5-8th grade)
Russian First language	773	1093
Second language	274	45347
English First language	250145	251243
Second language	182	7892
French First language	3174	3538
Second language	959	63559
German First language	2205	3328
Second language	1600	125492
Italian First language	0	1
Second language	1	9900
Spanish First language	0	0
Second language	0	4584
Other First language	0	0
Second language	47	4

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As for foreign languages, English is undoubtedly the most studied by children (both in lower and higher grades) followed by German and French languages.

Methodological explanations

Data on primary education are collected using the standardized statistical questionnaires for the end of the school year (Form ŠO/K), filled in by each primary school in the Republic of Serbia (state-owned and private) for the central school and and regional school departments in another place – settlement (if the school performs the activity away from the seat) which is proscribed by Law on official statistics ("Official Gazzette no 104/09).

Primary school is an institution that performs its activity in the field of primary education. Its main task is to provide quality education for every child and student, under equal conditions, regardless of where the school is located or where the lessons take place. Regular school is an institution attended by regular pupils i.e. pupils who do not attend school for children with disabilities or adult education. Main school is the main seat of the school where the administration is situated.

A class in primary education in another place – settlement (activity outside the seat) is shown as a separate unit (school). A primary school can work as a complete (eight grades) and incomplete (with less than eight grades) primary school. Students from the first to the fourth grade attend general classes, and from the fifth to the eighth grade specialised classes..

The data presented in the statistical release refer to ISCED 1 and ISCED 2 levels of the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 2011).

Starting from 1999, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has no available data for AP Kosovo and Metohija; therefore they are not included in data coverage.