Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Serbia

Serbia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 40,586 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
40,586 number
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
75th
of 142 countries
All-time high
64,916 number
in 2008
All-time low
30,854 number
in 2015
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Serbia, 2008–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k2008201320192008: 64.9k number2009: 59.3k number2010: 58.8k number2011: 38.8k number2012: 36.5k number2013: 35.3k number2014: 40.7k number2015: 30.9k number2016: 34.3k number2017: 35.4k number2018: 38.0k number2019: 40.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Serbia is 40,586 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Serbia peaked at 64,916 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30,854 number, in 2015.

That places Serbia 75th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Serbia, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 64,916 number
2009 59,329 number -8.6%
2010 58,756 number -1.0%
2011 38,768 number -34.0%
2012 36,478 number -5.9%
2013 35,253 number -3.4%
2014 40,675 number +15.4%
2015 30,854 number -24.1%
2016 34,296 number +11.2%
2017 35,386 number +3.2%
2018 37,960 number +7.3%
2019 40,586 number +6.9%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 40,586 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48,069 number, 84% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 40,586 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,257 number, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62,122 number 59,329 number 64,916 number 2
2010s 38,901 number 30,854 number 58,756 number 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 72 Mongolia 46,853 number
  2. 73 Puerto Rico 46,742 number compare
  3. 74 Namibia 43,474 number
  4. 76 Slovakia 35,860 number compare
  5. 77 Kuwait 35,156 number compare
  6. 78 Austria 34,920 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Serbia?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Serbia was 40,586 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 64,916 number in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 30,854 number in 2015.
How does Serbia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Serbia ranks 75th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/