Share of primary school teachers who are women in Serbia
Serbia: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 88.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Serbia stood at 88.3%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Serbia peaked at 90.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2012.
Serbia ranks 45th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 83.5% | 83.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 83.4% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.2% | 88.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 42 Albania 88.8% compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.4% compare
- 44 Bermuda 88.3% compare
- 46 Philippines 88.3% compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 87.9% compare
More education data for Serbia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Serbia?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Serbia was 88.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Serbia ranks 45th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.