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 14.5% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Serbia is 14.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.3% on the previous year and up 107.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Serbia peaked at 14.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2015.
Serbia ranks 78th of 179 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.7% | — |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +62.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 14.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 14.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3%, 3.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.6% | 14.5% | 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 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 14.5% 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 14.5% 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 5.6% in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Serbia ranks 78th out of 179 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 107.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release