Over-age students, primary in Serbia
Serbia: Over-age students, primary was 0.9% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Serbia, 2005–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Serbia stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Serbia peaked at 1.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Serbia ranks 171st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.8% | — |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +125.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -46.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,557 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Serbia?
- Over-age students, primary in Serbia was 0.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Serbia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Serbia ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.