School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia
Serbia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.66 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia, 2001–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia stood at 14.66 years.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 14.77 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.96 years, in 2002.
That places Serbia 64th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 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 | 13.51 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.53 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.03 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 14.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.28 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.77 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.66 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.34 years | 12.96 years | 13.63 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.37 years | 13.53 years | 14.77 years | 10 |
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More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,112 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7098 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 14.66 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.77 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 64th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.