Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia
Serbia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia is 28.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia peaked at 28.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2003.
That places Serbia 186th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.8% | — |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 23.5% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 26.5% | 28.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia was 28.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2003.
- How does Serbia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Serbia ranks 186th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release