Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Serbia
Serbia: Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) was 2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Serbia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 2.1% for distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Serbia peaked at 4.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2025.
That places Serbia 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.2% | — |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +95.8% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -44.7% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 36 North Macedonia 3.1% compare
- 37 Croatia 3.0% compare
- 37 Croatia 3.0% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.0% compare
- 40 United Kingdom 2.0% compare
- 42 Bulgaria 1.9% compare
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Serbia?
- Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Serbia was 2.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for distribution of participation in formal education and training (last)?
- Serbia ranks 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last 4 weeks) by education programme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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