Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Serbia
Serbia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 2.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Serbia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Serbia stood at 2.3%.
That represents a change of down 34.7% on the previous year and up 370.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Serbia peaked at 4.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
Serbia ranks 125th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.7% | — |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +79.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -87.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +245.4% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +50.6% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -34.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 2.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 4.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 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 of lower secondary school age, male in Serbia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Serbia was 2.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Serbia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Serbia ranks 125th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 370.7%. 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 of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release