Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Serbia
Serbia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 12,028 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Serbia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 12,028 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 120.0% on the previous year and up 258.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 12,028 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,182, in 2015.
Serbia ranks 99th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6,759 | — |
| 2009 | 4,922 | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 8,232 | +67.2% |
| 2011 | 4,490 | -45.5% |
| 2012 | 3,760 | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 1,877 | -50.1% |
| 2014 | 3,356 | +78.8% |
| 2015 | 1,182 | -64.8% |
| 2016 | 3,793 | +220.9% |
| 2017 | 4,424 | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 4,880 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 5,721 | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 7,557 | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 6,843 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 5,468 | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 12,028 | +120.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 12,028 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,422, 62% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 12,028 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,229, 3.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,840 | 4,922 | 6,759 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4,172 | 1,182 | 8,232 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,974 | 5,468 | 12,028 | 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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Serbia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Serbia was 12,028 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,028 in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,182 in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 99th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.4%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release