Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Serbia
Serbia: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 7.8 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Serbia, 2007–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Serbia recorded 7.8 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Serbia peaked at 11 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2018.
That places Serbia 123rd out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.42 | 9.96 | 11 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.5 | 7.8 | 9.36 | 9 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 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 pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Serbia?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Serbia was 7.8 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2018.
- How does Serbia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Serbia ranks 123rd out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.