Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Serbia
Serbia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Serbia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Serbia stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 175.9% on the previous year and up 178.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Serbia peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2013.
That places Serbia 65th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.9% | — |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +175.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 15.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 15.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 3.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 | +175.9% | 5.6% | 15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 5.6% | 15.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 62 Anguilla 16.1% compare
- 63 Belize 16.0% compare
- 64 Brunei Darussalam 15.9% compare
- 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 15.5% compare
- 67 British Virgin Islands 15.5% compare
- 68 Myanmar 15.2% compare
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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Serbia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Serbia was 15.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2013.
- How does Serbia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Serbia ranks 65th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.2%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release