School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia
Serbia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia is 14.49 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 14.88 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.96 years, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 77th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.17 years | — |
| 2002 | 12.96 years | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 13.09 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 13.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 13.42 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 13.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.62 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.14 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 14.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.39 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.88 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.8 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.55 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.49 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.37 years | 12.96 years | 13.74 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.48 years | 13.62 years | 14.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.54 years | 14.49 years | 14.57 years | 4 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 173,668 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 249,768 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,622 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,935 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 147,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia was 14.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.88 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.96 years in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release