Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Serbia
Serbia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Serbia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Serbia stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 1.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.
That places Serbia 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 60% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
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 of primary school age, both sexes in Serbia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Serbia was 0.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release