Government expenditure on education, US$ in Serbia
Serbia: Government expenditure on education, US$ was 2,769 millions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, US$ in Serbia, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on education, us$ in Serbia is 2,769 millions, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.5% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, us$ in Serbia peaked at 2,769 millions in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,479 millions, in 2016.
That places Serbia 79th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, US$ in Serbia, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,817 millions | — |
| 2009 | 2,025 millions | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 2,088 millions | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,479 millions | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 1,639 millions | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 1,814 millions | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 1,863 millions | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2,081 millions | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 2,059 millions | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,769 millions | +34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,921 millions | 1,817 millions | 2,025 millions | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,777 millions | 1,479 millions | 2,088 millions | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,303 millions | 2,059 millions | 2,769 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,557 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, us$ in Serbia?
- Government expenditure on education, us$ in Serbia was 2,769 millions in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, us$ recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,769 millions in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, us$ recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,479 millions in 2016.
- How does Serbia rank for government expenditure on education, us$?
- Serbia ranks 79th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education, us$ rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release