Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia
Serbia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 71.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
71.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
6th
of 168 countries
All-time high
76.5%
in 2003
All-time low
71.8%
in 2024
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 71.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia peaked at 76.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 6th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.2% | — |
| 2000 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 75.5% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 73.8% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.8% | 73.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,557 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.6216 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
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 71.8% 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 76.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Serbia ranks 6th out of 168 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 down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release