Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Serbia
Serbia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 8.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Serbia, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 8.4% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Serbia peaked at 10.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2021.
That places Serbia 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More economy & growth data for Serbia
- Final consumption expenditure 80.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 11.43 billion current US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 62.4% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 80.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 8.41 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 47.42 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 19.1% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 104.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added -0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Serbia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Serbia was 8.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Serbia ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.