Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Serbia
Serbia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 6.43 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Serbia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 6.43 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Serbia peaked at 6.8 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.12, in 1960.
Serbia ranks 15th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.12 | — |
| 1965 | 4.34 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 4.55 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 5.01 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 5.53 | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 6 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 6.36 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 6.8 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 6.75 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.67 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 6.43 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.23 | 4.12 | 4.34 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.78 | 4.55 | 5.01 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.77 | 5.53 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.58 | 6.36 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.71 | 6.67 | 6.75 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.43 | 6.43 | 6.43 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,622 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,935 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 147,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,112 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7098 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Serbia?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Serbia was 6.43 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 in 1960.
- How does Serbia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Serbia ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.