School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Serbia
Serbia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.86 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 10.86 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Serbia peaked at 11.92 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.86 years, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 136th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.53 years | — |
| 2001 | 11.39 years | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.34 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.28 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.4 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.36 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.28 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.69 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 11.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.76 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.92 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 11.84 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.7 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 11.66 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.59 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.4 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.39 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 11.56 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 10.86 years | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.39 years | 11.28 years | 11.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7 years | 11.28 years | 11.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3 years | 10.86 years | 11.56 years | 4 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,557 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Serbia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Serbia was 10.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.92 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.86 years in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Serbia ranks 136th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release