Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia
Serbia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 76.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia stood at 76.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Serbia peaked at 81.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 8th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 81.4% | — |
| 2000 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4% | 81.4% | 81.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 80.5% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 78.7% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 76.3% | 78.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 530 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,207 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0383 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 76.3% 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 81.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Serbia ranks 8th 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 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release