Preprimary education, duration in Serbia
Serbia: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Preprimary education, duration in Serbia, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, preprimary education, duration in Serbia stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Serbia peaked at 6 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1999.
That places Serbia 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4 years | 4 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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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, female 47.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Serbia?
- Preprimary education, duration in Serbia was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- How does Serbia rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Serbia ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.