School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Serbia
Serbia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.08 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Serbia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Serbia stood at 14.08 years.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Serbia peaked at 14.36 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.62 years, in 2003.
That places Serbia 76th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.89 years | — |
| 2002 | 12.63 years | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.62 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.95 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 13.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.23 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 13.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.24 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.69 years | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 13.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.84 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.99 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.14 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.23 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 13.94 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 13.89 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.67 years | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 14.08 years | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.94 years | 12.62 years | 13.34 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.98 years | 13.24 years | 14.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.89 years | 13.67 years | 14.08 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 to tertiary, male in Serbia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Serbia was 14.08 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.36 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.62 years in 2003.
- How does Serbia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Serbia ranks 76th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release