Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Serbia
Serbia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes was 0.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Serbia, 2006–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Serbia stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
That places Serbia 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6% | — |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +74.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -21.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 59% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +74.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 9 |
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Serbia?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Serbia was 0.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Serbia rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.