Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Serbia
Serbia: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Serbia, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.5% for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Serbia peaked at 0.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
Serbia ranks 55th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.9% | — |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 |
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 initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Serbia?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Serbia was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Serbia ranks 55th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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, published as part of Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release