Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Serbia
Serbia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 3.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Serbia, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Serbia stood at 3.4%.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Serbia peaked at 4.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2022.
That places Serbia 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Serbia?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Serbia was 3.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Serbia ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.