Duration of compulsory education in Serbia
Serbia: Duration of compulsory education was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Duration of compulsory education in Serbia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Serbia stood at 8 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Serbia peaked at 8 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
Serbia ranks 161st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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
- 161 Belize 8 years compare
- 161 Croatia 8 years compare
- 161 Eritrea 8 years compare
- 161 Ethiopia 8 years compare
- 161 India 8 years compare
- 161 Malawi 8 years compare
- 161 Micronesia (country) 8 years compare
- 161 Samoa 8 years compare
- 161 Somalia 8 years compare
- 161 South Sudan 8 years compare
- 161 Sudan 8 years compare
More education data for Serbia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (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 duration of compulsory education in Serbia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Serbia was 8 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- How does Serbia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Serbia ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.