Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia

Serbia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 10,608 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10,608 number
Change on year
up 22.0%
World rank
93rd
of 149 countries
All-time high
23,236 number
in 2010
All-time low
2,327 number
in 2015
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia, 2008–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2008201320192008: 10.9k number2009: 14.9k number2010: 23.2k number2011: 9.1k number2012: 11.5k number2013: 10.6k number2014: 6.8k number2015: 2.3k number2016: 6.0k number2017: 7.2k number2018: 8.7k number2019: 10.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 10,608 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.

That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia peaked at 23,236 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,327 number, in 2015.

That places Serbia 93rd out of 149 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Serbia, 2008 to 2019.
Year number Change
2008 10,927 number
2009 14,904 number +36.4%
2010 23,236 number +55.9%
2011 9,077 number -60.9%
2012 11,478 number +26.5%
2013 10,609 number -7.6%
2014 6,779 number -36.1%
2015 2,327 number -65.7%
2016 6,046 number +159.8%
2017 7,176 number +18.7%
2018 8,695 number +21.2%
2019 10,608 number +22.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,916 number 10,927 number 14,904 number 2
2010s 9,603 number 2,327 number 23,236 number 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 90 Suriname 12,697 number compare
  2. 91 Canada 11,505 number compare
  3. 92 Sri Lanka 11,114 number compare
  4. 94 Belarus 10,430 number compare
  5. 95 Albania 8,663 number compare
  6. 96 Hong Kong, China 8,300 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Serbia was 10,608 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 23,236 number in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,327 number in 2015.
How does Serbia rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Serbia ranks 93rd out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/