Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia
Serbia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia is 1.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 65.2% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia peaked at 4.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.
Serbia ranks 132nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.3% | — |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +60.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -33.1% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -51.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -33.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +94.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +46.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +29.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -65.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 31% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 1.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 4.4% | 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Serbia was 1.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Serbia ranks 132nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release