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 12.4% 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
Serbia recorded 12.4% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 169.2% on the previous year and up 219.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Serbia peaked at 12.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2015.
That places Serbia 58th out of 171 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.8% | — |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -35.6% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +169.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 12.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 12.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 3.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 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 | +169.2% | 4.6% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 4.6% | 12.4% | 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 12.4% 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 12.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Serbia ranks 58th 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 219.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release