Education in Serbia

147 indicators covering education for Serbia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 36 2024 down 10.0% 136th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 50 2024 down 2.0% 130th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 115 2024 down 3.4% 133rd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 175 2024 down 12.9% 133rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 99.7% 2018 down 0.8% 111th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 99.4% 2018 down 1.9% 114th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 12.8% 100th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 20,600 people 2100 down 16.3% 100th
Population by level of education 2.54 million people 2100 up 4.4% 120th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.5% 2018 up 7.4% 128th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.6% 2018 down 21.4% 137th
School enrollment, secondary, private 1.2% 2024 up 184.8% 164th
School enrollment, primary 94.6% 2018 down 2.5% 83rd
Over-age students, primary 0.9% 2018 up 16.3% 171st
Secondary education, teachers 69.0% 2024 up 7.3% 47th
School enrollment, primary, female 94.6% 2018 down 2.4% 64th
School enrollment, primary, male 94.5% 2018 down 2.7% 65th
Over-age students, primary, male 0.9% 2018 up 18.4% 173rd
Over-age students, primary, female 0.8% 2018 up 13.7% 167th
Compulsory education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 156th
Progression to secondary school 99.7% 2017 down 0.1% 22nd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.2% 2018 down 0.3% 50th
Primary education, pupils 48.4% 2018 down 0.8% 117th
Tertiary education, academic staff 50.2% 2024 up 16.4% 47th
School enrollment, secondary 92.1% 2018 up 2.8% 37th
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Progression to secondary school, male 99.5% 2017 down 0.1% 44th
School enrollment, secondary, female 92.5% 2018 up 2.0% 35th
School enrollment, secondary, male 91.6% 2018 up 3.6% 34th
Progression to secondary school, female 99.8% 2017 down 0.0% 21st
Expenditure on tertiary education 29.9% 2017 up 15.8% 23rd
Literacy rate, youth female 99.8% 2022 up 0.5% 13th
Children out of school, primary 8,749 2024 up 155.6% 116th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 98.4% 2018 up 0.0% 27th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.0% 2018 down 0.7% 29th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2022 unchanged 24th
Literacy rate, youth male 99.7% 2022 up 0.4% 15th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.29 2018 down 13.8% 144th
Literacy rate, youth total 99.7% 2022 up 0.4% 13th
Expenditure on secondary education 22.9% 2015 down 5.6% 123rd
Expenditure on primary education 45.3% 2015 down 5.8% 30th
Secondary education, pupils 48.8% 2018 down 1.1% 114th
Children out of school, primary, female 7,724 2024 up 1,659.5% 106th
Children out of school, primary, male 1,025 2024 down 65.7% 147th
Literacy rate, adult total 99.3% 2022 up 1.4% 8th
Literacy rate, adult male 99.6% 2022 up 0.4% 7th
Adolescents out of school 4.6% 2024 up 281.1% 100th
Current education expenditure, total 97.5% 2023 up 0.1% 23rd
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 7.95 2018 down 22.8% 179th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 11.64 2018 down 21.6% 141st
Current education expenditure, tertiary 96.8% 2023 up 0.4% 28th
Adolescents out of school, female 6.9% 2024 up 254.1% 82nd
Adolescents out of school, male 2.3% 2024 up 370.7% 123rd
Net intake rate in grade 1 81.4% 2018 down 2.6% 39th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 22.07 2018 up 15.6% 47th
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 81.6% 2018 down 1.5% 40th
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 81.2% 2018 down 3.7% 38th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 15.22 pupils per teacher 2024 down 3.1% 77th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 77.1% 2024 up 12.5% 44th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 73.2% 2024 up 17.3% 51st