Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Serbia
Serbia: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 56.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Serbia, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Serbia stood at 56.9%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Serbia peaked at 61.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 40th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 57.9% | — |
| 2006 | 57.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 57.4% | 59.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 60.2% | 61.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 1 |
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 students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Serbia?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Serbia was 56.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).