Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Serbia
Serbia: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 15.04 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Serbia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Serbia stood at 15.04 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Serbia peaked at 15.04 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.35 years, in 1990.
That places Serbia 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.35 years | — |
| 1991 | 12.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 12.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 12.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 12.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 12.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 12.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 12.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 13 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 13.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 13.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 13.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 13.03 years | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 13.2 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 13.55 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.69 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.68 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.22 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 14.33 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.49 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.75 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 14.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.96 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.86 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.61 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 14.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.04 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 15.04 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.71 years | 12.35 years | 13.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.45 years | 13.03 years | 13.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.56 years | 13.68 years | 14.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.83 years | 14.61 years | 15.04 years | 4 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,622 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,935 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 147,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,112 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7098 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Serbia?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Serbia was 15.04 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.04 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.35 years in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Serbia ranks 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.