Romania vs Serbia: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Romania
11.41
in 2017
Serbia
11.61
in 2017
Romania rank
40th
Serbia rank
38th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Romania
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 11.61 against 11.41 in Romania, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 40th and Serbia ranks 38th of 91 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 10.87 10.19 0.6738 Romania
2010s 11.31 11.33 0.0214 Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Romania or Serbia?
Serbia, at 11.61 against 11.41 in Romania as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Romania and Serbia?
0.2, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Romania and Serbia rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Romania ranks 40th and Serbia ranks 38th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/