Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Serbia
Serbia: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 5.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 5.1 for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Serbia peaked at 8.9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 37th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.3 | — |
| 2011 | 8.5 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 8.9 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 8.4 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 7.5 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 7 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 6.2 | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 6.6 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.6 | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 5.7 | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 5.8 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 6.2 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 5.1 | -17.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 5.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 70% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.63 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.02 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.67 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Serbia?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Serbia was 5.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 in 2013.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Serbia ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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