Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in Serbia
Serbia: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) was 67,944 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 67,944 for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 67,944 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56,889, in 2007.
Serbia ranks 79th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 56,889 | — |
| 2008 | 59,125 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 60,202 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 61,541 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 61,702 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 62,374 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 61,917 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 63,360 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 65,494 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 66,286 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 66,600 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67,217 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 67,097 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 67,758 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 67,150 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 67,322 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 67,944 | +0.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 67,944 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34,286, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 67,944 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67,698, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58,739 | 56,889 | 60,202 | 3 |
| 2010s | 64,359 | 61,541 | 67,217 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,544 | 67,150 | 67,944 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 76 Czechia 69,387 compare
- 77 Burkina Faso 68,557 compare
- 78 Switzerland 68,266 compare
- 80 Tajikistan 67,698 compare
- 81 Uganda 63,957 compare
- 82 Kyrgyzstan 63,346 compare
More education data for Serbia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Serbia?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Serbia was 67,944 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 67,944 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,889 in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- Serbia ranks 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release