Share of students from abroad in Serbia
Serbia: Share of students from abroad was 4.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of students from abroad in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students from abroad in Serbia is 4.63, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Serbia peaked at 4.74 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.93, in 2007.
That places Serbia 72nd out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of students from abroad in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.93 | — |
| 2008 | 4.74 | +61.9% |
| 2009 | 4.41 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 4.18 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 3.61 | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 3.86 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 3.74 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.67 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.13 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 4.26 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.43 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.43 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.61 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 4.72 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.51 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 4.61 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.6 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.63 | +0.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 4.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.03, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 4.63 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.89, 47% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of students from abroad in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +61.9% | 2.93 | 4.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.03 | 2.93 | 4.74 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.09 | 3.61 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 | 4.51 | 4.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.67 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,944 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students from abroad in Serbia?
- Share of students from abroad in Serbia was 4.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for share of students from abroad?
- Serbia ranks 72nd out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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