Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Serbia
Serbia: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 99.34 in 2022. β¬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.34
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 128 countries
All-time high
99.48
in 2019
All-time low
96.4
in 2003
Years of data
5
2003β2022
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Serbia, 2003β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 99.34 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Serbia peaked at 99.48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.4, in 2003.
That places Serbia 9th out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4 | 96.4 | 96.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.76 | 97.96 | 99.48 | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.34 | 99.34 | 99.34 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Serbia?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Serbia was 99.34 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.48 in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4 in 2003.
- How does Serbia rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Serbia ranks 9th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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