Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Serbia
Serbia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Serbia stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Serbia peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 155th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4% | — |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +49.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 19% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +49.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 152 Israel 0.4% compare
- 153 Croatia 0.3% compare
- 154 Lithuania 0.3% compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3% compare
- 157 Palestine, State of 0.3% compare
- 158 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Serbia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Serbia was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Serbia ranks 155th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release