Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Serbia
Serbia: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Serbia stood at 5.1%. 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 nuts 2 region in Serbia peaked at 8.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 38th 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 NUTS 2 region in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 7.0% | -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 7.3%, 69% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Serbia?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Serbia was 5.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Serbia ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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