Compulsory education, duration in Serbia
Serbia: Compulsory education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Serbia, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Serbia is 8 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Serbia peaked at 8 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
That places Serbia 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 156 Belize 8 years compare
- 156 Croatia 8 years compare
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- 156 Ethiopia 8 years compare
- 156 India 8 years compare
- 156 Malawi 8 years compare
- 156 Micronesia (country) 8 years compare
- 156 Samoa 8 years compare
- 156 Somalia 8 years compare
- 156 South Sudan 8 years compare
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More education data for Serbia
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 16,557 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Serbia?
- Compulsory education, duration in Serbia was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- How does Serbia rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Serbia ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.