Serbia's adult literacy rose from 96.4 % in 2003 to 99.3 % in 2022.
Serbia's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 103.6 % in 2000 to 96.0 % in 2024.
Serbia · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Serbia's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 99.4 % in 2003 to 99.7 % in 2022.
Serbia's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell from 91.2 % in 2000 to 89.8 % in 2024.
Serbia's tertiary enrolment rose from 37.8 % in 2001 to 70.6 % in 2024.
Serbia's children out of school, primary rose from 4,045 in 2005 to 8,749 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −2.0 pts75th of 134*
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.9 pts34th of 45
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)down −0.1 pts33rd of 45
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +1.0 pts35th of 74
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs66th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.2 yrs33rd of 145
- Learning poverty22nd of 53
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- Education spendingup +0.3 pts69th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.9 pts102nd of 113
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.1 %19th of 90