Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Serbia
Serbia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 9.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Serbia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Serbia is 9.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Serbia peaked at 9.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2017.
Serbia ranks 83rd 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.5% | — |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +23.2% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -5.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 9.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 9.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Serbia?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Serbia was 9.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2017.
- How does Serbia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Serbia ranks 83rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release