Unemployment with basic education in Serbia
Serbia: Unemployment with basic education was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 8.0% for unemployment with basic education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Serbia peaked at 27.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.2% | 19.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 10.6% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 10.3% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Serbia
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Serbia?
- Unemployment with basic education in Serbia was 8.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Serbia ranks 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).