Poverty vs mean schooling in Serbia
Serbia: Poverty vs mean schooling was 12.36 in 2040. ▲ Rising
Latest (2040)
12.36
World rank
26th
of 146 countries
All-time high
12.36
in 2040
All-time low
7.42
in 1980
Years of data
13
1980–2040
Poverty vs mean schooling in Serbia, 1980–2040
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 12.36 for poverty vs mean schooling in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs mean schooling in Serbia peaked at 12.36 in 2040 and was at its lowest, 7.42, in 1980.
That places Serbia 26th out of 146 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Poverty vs mean schooling in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.42 | — |
| 1985 | 7.92 | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 8.15 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 8.88 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 9.52 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 10.6 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 11.52 | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 11.49 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.72 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 11.88 | +1.4% |
| 2030 | 12.05 | +1.4% |
| 2035 | 12.2 | +1.2% |
| 2040 | 12.36 | +1.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 12.36 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.28, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 12.36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.16, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.67 | 7.42 | 7.92 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.52 | 8.15 | 8.88 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.06 | 9.52 | 10.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.5 | 11.49 | 11.52 | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.8 | 11.72 | 11.88 | 2 |
| 2030s | 12.12 | 12.05 | 12.2 | 2 |
| 2040s | 12.36 | 12.36 | 12.36 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.67 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs mean schooling in Serbia?
- Poverty vs mean schooling in Serbia was 12.36 in 2040, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs mean schooling recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 in 2040.
- What is the lowest poverty vs mean schooling recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.42 in 1980.
- How does Serbia rank for poverty vs mean schooling?
- Serbia ranks 26th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is poverty vs mean schooling rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs mean schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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