Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Serbia
Serbia: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Serbia is 1.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 86.2% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Serbia peaked at 13.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.
Serbia ranks 148th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.8% | 12.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 0.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 1.9% | 13.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 16,557 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.5 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Serbia?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Serbia was 1.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Serbia ranks 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.