Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Serbia
Serbia: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 96.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 96.0% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Serbia peaked at 103.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 2010.
Serbia ranks 157th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.5% | 97.7% | 103.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.2% | 95.9% | 101.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.0% | 97.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 154 Belize 96.5% compare
- 155 Ireland 96.5% compare
- 156 North Macedonia 96.3% compare
- 158 Tajikistan 95.8% compare
- 159 Cayman Islands 95.7% compare
- 160 Turkmenistan 95.7% compare
More education data for Serbia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 16,557 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.5 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Serbia?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Serbia was 96.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 103.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Serbia ranks 157th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.