Compulsory education, duration in Serbia
Serbia: Compulsory education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 197 countries
All-time high
8 years
in 1998
All-time low
8 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Compulsory education, duration in Serbia, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Serbia is 8 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Serbia peaked at 8 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
That places Serbia 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Compulsory education, duration in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8 years | — |
| 1999 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 years | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 8 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10 years, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 8 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 years, 80% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 156 Belize 8 years compare
- 156 Croatia 8 years compare
- 156 Eritrea 8 years compare
- 156 Ethiopia 8 years compare
- 156 India 8 years compare
- 156 Malawi 8 years compare
- 156 Micronesia (country) 8 years compare
- 156 Samoa 8 years compare
- 156 Somalia 8 years compare
- 156 South Sudan 8 years compare
- 156 Sudan 8 years compare
More education data for Serbia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,944 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 530 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,207 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0383 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Serbia?
- Compulsory education, duration in Serbia was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- How does Serbia rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Serbia ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.