School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Serbia
Serbia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 7.22 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 7.75 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.05 years, in 2004.
That places Serbia 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3 years | — |
| 2001 | 7.18 years | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.1 years | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.06 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.36 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.36 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.52 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.58 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.75 years | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.64 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.61 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.56 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.4 years | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 7.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.39 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.22 years | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.17 years | 7.05 years | 7.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 years | 7.36 years | 7.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.36 years | 7.22 years | 7.41 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 37 Armenia 7.27 years compare
- 38 Brazil 7.24 years compare
- 39 Martinique 7.22 years
- 41 Uruguay 7.21 years compare
- 42 North Macedonia 7.21 years compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.18 years compare
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.99 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Serbia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Serbia was 7.22 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 years in 2004.
- How does Serbia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release