Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia
Serbia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 49,018 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia stood at 49,018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 177.5% on the previous year and up 204.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia peaked at 49,018 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,753, in 2015.
Serbia ranks 79th of 171 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27,156 | — |
| 2009 | 29,194 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 31,938 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 19,601 | -38.6% |
| 2012 | 16,871 | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 15,632 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 16,120 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 11,753 | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 13,033 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 16,303 | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 18,633 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 20,533 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 23,924 | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 24,068 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 17,663 | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 49,018 | +177.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 49,018 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29,263, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 49,018 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12,733, 3.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +177.5% | 17,663 | 49,018 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,175 | 27,156 | 29,194 | 2 |
| 2010s | 18,042 | 11,753 | 31,938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,668 | 17,663 | 49,018 | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Serbia was 49,018 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 49,018 in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,753 in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Serbia ranks 79th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.1%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release