Primary education, teachers, per capita in Serbia
Serbia: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0025 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Serbia is 0.0025 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Serbia peaked at 0.0028 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 2007.
That places Serbia 194th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Serbia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0024 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 units per person | -10.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.0025 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 48% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.0025 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0041 units per person, 62% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 4 |
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Serbia?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Serbia was 0.0025 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Serbia ranks 194th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.