Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Serbia
Serbia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Serbia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Serbia is 9.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Serbia peaked at 13.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2015.
That places Serbia 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | -5.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 9.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 61% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 9.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4%, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.5% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 137 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.3% compare
- 138 Cape Verde 9.2% compare
- 139 Colombia 9.1% compare
- 141 Niue 8.9% compare
- 142 Luxembourg 8.6% compare
- 143 Palau 8.2% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Serbia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Serbia was 9.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Serbia ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release